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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lyle D. Nelsen, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven B. Heymann, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark E. Hogsett, Tiburon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/002 (2013.01); G01R 31/001 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for electrostatic discharges (ESD) events monitoring incorporating a charged device model event simulator (CDMES) unit comprises: at least one antenna positioned in a process area; an ESD detector coupled to said at least one antenna; said ESD detector wirelessly coupled to said CDMES unit; and said ESD detector calibrated for different discharge energies generated by said CDMES unit.