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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jason T. Albert, Rochester, MN (US);

Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, MN (US);

Christopher J. Engel, Rochester, MN (US);

Kahn C. Evans, Rochester, MN (US);

Steven B. Janssen, Rochester, MN (US);

Matt K. Light, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/067 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/06794 (2013.01); G01R 31/2801 (2013.01); G01R 31/2806 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of probing printed circuit boards that includes providing a circuit board design including a plurality of probe points, and selecting a probe point including a location ink from the plurality of probe points in the circuit board design to be probed on a physical printed circuit board design. The method continues with probing at least one probe point of the plurality of probe points with a probe that activates the location ink. Activation of the location ink by the probe indicates the selected probe point including the locating ink.


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