Patents by Inventor William Edward Brumley

William Edward Brumley 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).

  • Automatic test equipment (ATE) contactor adaptor
    Patent number: 10866275
    Abstract: An automatic test equipment (ATE) contactor adapter compatible with at least one test board. The contactor adapter includes a contactor adapter body having a first side and a second side. The contactor adapter body includes: 1) a first set of contact components disposed on the first side in an arrangement to contact conductive pads of the at least one test board; and 2) a second set of contact components disposed on the second side and coupled to the first set of contact points. The contactor adapter also includes an adapter interface disposed on the contactor adapter body. The adapter interface includes a third set of contact components coupled to the second set of contact components. The ATE contactor adapter is configured to convey signals between a device under test (DUT) and the at least one test board via the first, second, and third sets of contact components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Ochotorena, Jr., Kevin Brady, William Edward Brumley
  • REUSABLE PROBE CARD WITH REMOVABLE PROBE INSERT
    Publication number: 20200386787
    Abstract: In a described example, a device includes: a probe card with a tester side surface and a device side surface opposite the tester side surface; a probe insert having a first surface that is removably affixed to the device side surface of the probe card; and at least one or more probes extending from a second surface of the probe insert that is opposite the first surface of the probe insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yazdi Dinshaw Contractor, Gerard Riddick, Ray Joseph Ochotorena, Jr., John Allen Hite, William Edward Brumley, Enrique Teran
  • AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (ATE) CONTACTOR ADAPTOR
    Publication number: 20200088787
    Abstract: An automatic test equipment (ATE) contactor adapter compatible with at least one test board. The contactor adapter includes a contactor adapter body having a first side and a second side. The contactor adapter body includes: 1) a first set of contact components disposed on the first side in an arrangement to contact conductive pads of the at least one test board; and 2) a second set of contact components disposed on the second side and coupled to the first set of contact points. The contactor adapter also includes an adapter interface disposed on the contactor adapter body. The adapter interface includes a third set of contact components coupled to the second set of contact components. The ATE contactor adapter is configured to convey signals between a device under test (DUT) and the at least one test board via the first, second, and third sets of contact components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Ochotorena, JR., Kevin Brady, William Edward Brumley