Patents by Inventor Steven C. Aceto

Steven C. Aceto 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).

  • Microsystems integrated testing and characterization system and method
    Patent number: 6708132
    Abstract: An improved microsystems testing and characterization system which allows the system user to identify specific structures, and thereby to initiate an automated testing sequence to be applied to that structure or a series of structures. The integrated control system that governs the present invention automates the power supply to the device under test, the precision motion control of all components, the sensor operation, data processing and data presentation. Therefore operation is autonomous once the microstructure is in place and the testing sequence is specified. The integrated testing system can be used to perform tests on an entire wafer or on a single die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: InterScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolfo O. Gutierrez, Steven C. Aceto, Michelle D. Simkulet
  • Microelectromechanical liquid metal current carrying system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6501354
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical power relay uses mercury, or a similar liquid metal with high surface tension, as a flexible non-degrading contact mechanism. The basic systematic requirements for the micro-relay include large current carrying capacity, high speed, use of control voltages readily available in the given application, and an acceptable hold-off voltage. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the novel configuration of a liquid metal current carrying switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: InterScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolfo O. Gutierrez, Steven C. Aceto, James T. Woo, Christopher Cormeau
  • Microelectromechanical liquid metal current carrying system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6373356
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical power relay uses mercury, or a similar liquid metal with high surface tension, as a flexible non-degrading contact mechanism. The basic systematic requirements for the micro-relay include large current carrying capacity, high speed, use of control voltages readily available in the given application, and an acceptable hold-off voltage. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the novel configuration of a liquid metal current carrying switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: InterScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolfo O. Gutierrez, Steven C. Aceto, James T. Woo, Christopher Cormeau
  • Microsystems integrated testing and characterization system and method
    Patent number: 6341259
    Abstract: An improved microsystems testing and characterization system which allows the system user to identify specific structures, and thereby to initiate an automated testing sequence to be applied to that structure or a series of structures. The integrated control system that governs the present invention automates the power supply to the device, the precision motion control of all components, the sensor operation, data processing and data presentation. Therefore operation is autonomous once the microstructure is in place and the testing sequence is specified. The integrated testing system can be used to perform tests on an entire wafer or on a single die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: InterScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolfo O. Gutierrez, Steven C. Aceto, Michelle D. Simkulet