Patents by Inventor Richard W. Youden

Richard W. Youden 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).

  • Continuity/leakage tester for electronic circuits
    Patent number: 4578637
    Abstract: A device for testing continuity and current leakage at leads of an electronic circuit such as an integrated circuit has a contact structure (16) having test terminals (T1-T28) for contacting the leads. A first and a second of the leads are power supply leads respectively contactable with a first and a second of the test terminals (T14 and T28 or T26). Continuity/leakage detection is done with one or more corresponding detection circuits (D1-D28). Each detection circuit has a channel along which both continuity and leakage are tested. A supply switching circuit (26) appropriately switches voltages between values suitable for continuity testing and values suitable for leakage testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: Signetics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Allen, Richard W. Youden