Patents by Inventor Phillip A. Driggers

Phillip A. Driggers 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).

  • Adapter method and apparatus for interfacing a tester with a device under test
    Patent number: 7009381
    Abstract: A fixture assembly is presented. The fixture assembly includes a device interface assembly for mating with a device under test and a tester interface assembly for mating with the device interface assembly on one side and a tester on a second side. In the method and apparatus of the present invention, the device interface assembly includes a probe field specific to a device under test and may be changed to accommodate a different device, without changing the tester interface assembly. The tester interface assembly includes a custom electronic module and a standardized electronic module, which are both coupled to a PCB interface in the tester interface assembly. As such, both standardized and specialized test may be modified and changed without redesigning the tester interface assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris R. Jacobsen, Phillip A. Driggers, John E. Siefers, Brent W. Thordarson
  • Adapter method and apparatus for interfacing a tester with a device under test
    Publication number: 20040108848
    Abstract: A fixture assembly (100, 102) is presented. The fixture assembly includes a device interface assembly (102) for mating with a device under test and a tester interface assembly (100) for mating with the device interface assembly (102) on one side and a tester on a second side. In the method and apparatus of the present invention, the device interface assembly (102) includes a probe field specific to a device under test and may be changed to accommodate a different device, without changing the tester interface assembly. The tester interface assembly (100) includes a custom electronic module (400) and a standardized electronic module (410), which are both coupled to a PCB interface (300) in the tester interface assembly (100). As such, both standardized and specialized test may be modified and changed without redesigning the tester interface assembly (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Chris R. Jacobsen, Phillip A. Driggers, John E. Siefers, Bren W. Thordarson