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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erik C. Houge, Orlando, FL (US);
Ryan K. Maynard, Orlando, FL (US);
John M. McIntosh, Orlando, FL (US);
Larry E. Plew, St. Cloud, FL (US);
Jeffrey B. Bindell, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/102 ; H01L 2/940 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/102 ; H01L 2/940 ;
Abstract
A probe comprising a probe body having a body longitudinal axis and a shoulder, and a microstylet mechanically coupled to the shoulder, and a method of manufacturing the same. The microstylet extends from the shoulder and has a microstylet longitudinal axis coincident the body longitudinal axis with the microstylet having a cross section substantially smaller than a cross section of the probe body.