Electrically conductive kelvin contacts for microcircuit tester

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9500673
APP PUB NO 20140103949A1
SERIAL NO

14053794

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Terminals of a device under test are connected to corresponding contact pads or leads by a series of electrically conductive contacts. Each terminal testing connects with both a “force” contact and a “sense” contact. In one embodiment, the sense contact partially or completely laterally surrounds the force contact, so that it need not have its own resiliency. The sense contact has a forked end with prongs that extend to opposite sides of the force contact. Alternatively, the sense contact surrounds the force contact and slides laterally to match a lateral translation component of a lateral cross-section of the force contact during longitudinal compression of the force contact. Alternatively, the sense contact includes rods that have ends on opposite sides of the force contact, and extend parallel.

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JOHNSTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION1210 NEW BRIGHTON BOULEVARD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Erdman, Joel Waconla, US 6 11
Michalko, Gary Ham Lake, US 1 4
Sherry, Jeffrey Savage, US 17 32

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