Patents by Inventor Michael O. McKenna

Michael O. McKenna 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: 11754622
    Abstract: An example test system includes test sites for testing devices under test (DUTs), where the test sites include a test site configured to hold a DUT for testing. The test system includes a thermal control system to control a temperature of the DUT separately from control over temperatures of other DUTs in other test sites. The thermal control system includes a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and a structure that is thermally conductive. The TEC is in thermal communication with the DUT to control the temperature of the DUT by transferring heat between the DUT and the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: Larry Wayne Akers, Michael O. Mckenna
  • Patent number: 11754596
    Abstract: An example test system includes a test socket for testing a DUT, a lid for the test socket, and an actuator configured to force the lid onto the test socket and to remove the lid from the test socket. The actuator includes an upper arm to move the lid, an attachment mechanism connected to the upper arm to contact the lid, where the attachment mechanism is configured to allow the lid to float relative to the test socket to enable alignment between the lid and the test socket, and a lower arm to anchor the actuator to a board containing the test socket. The actuator is configured to move the upper arm linearly towards and away from the test socket and to rotate the upper arm towards and away from the test socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael O. McKenna, Christopher James Bruno, Philip Luke Campbell, John Patrick Toscano
  • Publication number: 20220128597
    Abstract: An example test system includes a test socket for testing a DUT, a lid for the test socket, and an actuator configured to force the lid onto the test socket and to remove the lid from the test socket. The actuator includes an upper arm to move the lid, an attachment mechanism connected to the upper arm to contact the lid, where the attachment mechanism is configured to allow the lid to float relative to the test socket to enable alignment between the lid and the test socket, and a lower arm to anchor the actuator to a board containing the test socket. The actuator is configured to move the upper arm linearly towards and away from the test socket and to rotate the upper arm towards and away from the test socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Michael O. McKenna, Christopher James Bruno, Philip Luke Campbell, John Patrick Toscano
  • Publication number: 20220128625
    Abstract: An example test system includes test sites for testing devices under test (DUTs), where the test sites include a test site configured to hold a DUT for testing. The test system includes a thermal control system to control a temperature of the DUT separately from control over temperatures of other DUTs in other test sites. The thermal control system includes a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and a structure that is thermally conductive. The TEC is in thermal communication with the DUT to control the temperature of the DUT by transferring heat between the DUT and the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Larry Wayne Akers, Michael O. Mckenna