Patents by Inventor Mark F. Bitetto

Mark F. Bitetto 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).

  • Probe and method for testing a populated circuit board
    Patent number: 4963821
    Abstract: A probe includes a flexible sheet of dielectric material having an opening therein sized and shaped to receive an electronic component mounted on a support member at a major surface thereof, a contact pad exposed at a first main face of the sheet and adjacent the opening therein, and a conductor connecting the contact pad to a terminal of the probe. The probe is positioned with its first main face in confronting relationship with the major surface of the support member and with the opening in the sheet in registration with the electronic component, and pressure is applied to the flexible sheet to bring the contact pad into contact with the test point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Bozidar Janko, Zoran O. Sekulic, Mark F. Bitetto