Patents by Inventor Michael Charley Stocks

Michael Charley Stocks 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 out-of-position sensing for automated test equipment
    Patent number: 8901947
    Abstract: Detecting misalignment of test probes with component carriers in an automated test system is taught. Automated test systems for testing electronic components can have electronic components held in component carriers in preparation for testing. Testing can include moving test probes through openings provided in the component carrier to contact the electronic components held therein. Aspects of disclosed implementations use force feedback from the test probes to determine if the test probes have successfully contacted the electronic component without, for example, contacting the component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Johann Emery, Jae H. Kim, Daniel Joel Boatright, Michael Charley Stocks, James Ray Huntington
  • PROBE OUT-OF-POSITION SENSING FOR AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20140091820
    Abstract: Detecting misalignment of test probes with component carriers in an automated test system is taught. Automated test systems for testing electronic components can have electronic components held in component carriers in preparation for testing. Testing can include moving test probes through openings provided in the component carrier to contact the electronic components held therein. Aspects of disclosed implementations use force feedback from the test probes to determine if the test probes have successfully contacted the electronic component without, for example, contacting the component carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Johann Emery, Jae H. Kim, Daniel Joel Boatright, Michael Charley Stocks, James Ray Huntington