Patents by Inventor Melvin E. Stanford

Melvin E. Stanford 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).

  • Test fixture employing plural platens for advancing some or all of the probes of the test fixture
    Patent number: 4115735
    Abstract: A test fixture for a circuit board testing system having a plurality of probes, some of which are mounted on one platen and others on another within the fixture. The platens are selectively advanced by use of a vacuum and thereby the probes associated with each platen are advanced into contact with the circuit board under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Faultfinders, Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin E. Stanford