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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale Buermann, Los Altos, CA (US);
Daniel Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
n&k Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/02 ;
Abstract
A system for docking a floating test stage with integrated testing equipment to a predetermined position relative to a terrestrial base is described. The system includes a cylinder for docking the test stage to the predetermined position and a vibration isolation system for isolating the test stage when it is floating over the base. The system also includes a handling unit indexed to the predetermined position for loading and unloading samples on the test stage.