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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Eric L. Truebenbach, Sudbury, MA (US);
Eric L. Truebenbach, Sudbury, MA (US);
Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, MA (US);
Abstract
A storage device transfer station is provided for transferring storage devices from a human operator to automated machinery for testing. The storage device transfer station includes a plurality of slots each capable of holding a storage device. The plurality of slots is arranged in at least one field, and the field is arranged between two parallel planes. Each slot has a first open end and a second open end, such that each open end is accessible for loading and unloading a storage device. The first open ends are accessible at a first plane of the two parallel planes and the second open ends are accessible at a second plane of the two parallel planes.