Patents by Inventor William E. Benedetto

William E. Benedetto 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).

  • Apparatus having a buckling beam probe assembly
    Patent number: 4901013
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing of electrical circuits has a buckling beam probe assembly having advantageous features that make it useful for contacting area arrays of test points, and for reliably establishing contact therewith. The probe elements remain essentially parallel even in the buckled state, and the probe tips execute a small "wiping" movement on the contact point. In some preferred embodiments the probe tips are shaped to result in reduced contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: William E. Benedetto, Joseph M. Moran