Patents by Inventor Marc Lesueur Smith

Marc Lesueur Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11353375
    Abstract: An example test system includes a tray to hold devices, where the devices include devices to be tested or devices that have been tested; a motor that is controllable to cause vibrations; and a component that couples the motor to the tray to cause the tray to vibrate in response to the vibrations of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bruno, Mark S. O'Brien, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith, Adnan Khalid
  • Publication number: 20200408634
    Abstract: An example test system includes a tray to hold devices, where the devices include devices to be tested or devices that have been tested; a motor that is controllable to cause vibrations; and a component that couples the motor to the tray to cause the tray to vibrate in response to the vibrations of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bruno, Mark S. O'Brien, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith, Adnan Khalid
  • Patent number: 10845410
    Abstract: An example test system includes a test carrier to hold devices for test; a device shuttle to transport the devices; and a robot to move the devices between the test carrier and the device shuttle. The device shuttle is configured to move, towards a stage of the test system containing the robot, a first device among the devices that has not been tested. The device shuttle is configured to move in a first dimension. The robot is configured to move the first device from the device shuttle to the test carrier. The robot is configured to move in a second dimension that is different from the first dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: David Paul Bowyer, Jianfa Pei, John P. Toscano, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith
  • Patent number: 10725091
    Abstract: An example test system includes: a test rack including test slots; first and second shuttles that are configured to move contemporaneously to transport devices towards and away from trays, with at least some of the devices having been tested and at least some of the devices to be tested; first and second robots that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the devices that have been tested from test sockets in test carriers to the first and second shuttles, and to move the devices to be tested from the first and second shuttles to the test sockets in test carriers; and first and second test arms that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the test carriers between the first and second robots and the test rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: David Paul Bowyer, Jianfa Pei, John P. Toscano, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20190064261
    Abstract: An example test system includes a test carrier to hold devices for test; a device shuttle to transport the devices; and a robot to move the devices between the test carrier and the device shuttle. The device shuttle is configured to move, towards a stage of the test system containing the robot, a first device among the devices that has not been tested. The device shuttle is configured to move in a first dimension. The robot is configured to move the first device from the device shuttle to the test carrier. The robot is configured to move in a second dimension that is different from the first dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: David Paul Bowyer, Jianfa Pei, John P. Toscano, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20190064252
    Abstract: An example test system includes: a test rack including test slots; first and second shuttles that are configured to move contemporaneously to transport devices towards and away from trays, with at least some of the devices having been tested and at least some of the devices to be tested; first and second robots that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the devices that have been tested from test sockets in test carriers to the first and second shuttles, and to move the devices to be tested from the first and second shuttles to the test sockets in test carriers; and first and second test arms that are configured to move contemporaneously to move the test carriers between the first and second robots and the test rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: David Paul Bowyer, Jianfa Pei, John P. Toscano, Philip Campbell, Marc LeSueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20140271064
    Abstract: An example system may include the following features: slots configured to receive devices to be tested; a device transport mechanism to move devices between a shuttle mechanism and slots; a feeder to provide devices untested devices and to receive tested devices; and a shuttle mechanism to receive an untested device from the feeder and to provide the untested device to the device transport mechanism, and to receive a tested device from the device transport mechanism and to provide the tested device to the feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Philip Campbell, Eric L. Truebenbach, Adna Khalid, John P. Toscano, Nathan James Blosser, Jianfa Pei, Marc LeSueur Smith
  • Patent number: 8117480
    Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless or until sufficient power is determined to be available to achieve the requested temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Eric L. Truebenbach, Marc Lesueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20110236163
    Abstract: A storage device transfer station includes a first slot, a second slot, and a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly is configured to receive and support a plurality of storage devices such that the storage devices are vertically stacked and in spaced relation to each other. The conveyor assembly is operable to convey the storage devices between the first slot and the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Marc Lesueur Smith, Edward Garcia, Brian S. Merrow, Evgeny Polyakov, Eric L. Truebenbach
  • Patent number: 7904211
    Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a test slot in a disk drive testing system includes regulating temperature changes of a subject test slot based on one or more operating conditions of one or more other test slots neighboring the subject test slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Eric L. Truebenbach, Marc Lesueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20100165498
    Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless or until sufficient power is determined to be available to achieve the requested temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Eric L. Truebenbach, Marc Lesueur Smith
  • Publication number: 20090265043
    Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless or until sufficient power is determined to be available to achieve the requested temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Eric L. Truebenbach, Marc Lesueur Smith