Patents by Inventor Richard M. Pointer

Richard M. Pointer 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).

  • Interconnect assembly for testing integrated circuit packages
    Patent number: 7402051
    Abstract: An interconnect assembly is provided for electrically connecting first and second circuit members. Each of the circuit members comprises an array of electrical contacts. The interconnect assembly includes a plurality of compressible electrical conductors having opposite ends respectively configured for contacting the electrical contacts of the first and second circuit members. The interconnect assembly also includes a carrier defining a plurality of apertures for receiving the conductors and at least one retainer contacting each conductor. Each of the retainers has a maximum diameter that is greater than a minimum diameter of the apertures such that a portion of each conductor is retained within one of the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Antares Advanced Test Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Batish, Richard M. Pointer