Patents by Inventor Robert Beaudette

Robert Beaudette 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: 5038100
    Abstract: A microwave test fixture has two coaxial input connectors electrically coupled to fixture microstrips. A recessed mounting slot is located between the working surfaces on which the microstrips are mounted. An electrical device on a carrier is mounted in the mounting slot. A flexible interconnect is mounted on mounting pins on either side of the mounting slot such that each interconnect overlaps a junction between a fixture microstrip and a microstrip on the device. On the bottom side of each interconnect is a printed conductor. Spring-loaded contact pieces apply pressure to the top of each interconnect causing the printed conductor to simultaneously make conductive contact with a fixture microstrip and a microstrip of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Kushner, Robert Beaudette