Plate with an indicator for discerning among pre-identified probe holes in the plate
First Claim
1. An interface plate have a plurality of holes and a first and second surface of a predetermined indicia, the plate comprising:
- first and second subsets of holes through the plate, the first subset and second subset being mutually exclusive, a second indicia applied to the second face, said second indicia being different from said predetermined indicia, so that the applied indicia is discernible from the predetermined indicia, the second indicia being absent adjacent said second subset of holes whereby it is possible to distinguish between holes of the first and second subset.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for providing an effective means for making it easy to identify which holes in an interface plate are to be populated with probes and which are to be left empty. This identification of holes or apertures in a plate is used most commonly an electrical probe testing plates where a probe array is set up and inserted though the plate. The problem is that it is very difficult to double check to see if all probes are installed. With a two-tone color identifier (or other techniques disclosed herein) it is easy to visually or machine read the probe plate for probe installation errors. The method employs coating the plate with a colorant and ablating colorant adjacent holes, which are either populated or empty, the difference being easy to spot.
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14 Claims
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1. An interface plate have a plurality of holes and a first and second surface of a predetermined indicia, the plate comprising:
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first and second subsets of holes through the plate, the first subset and second subset being mutually exclusive, a second indicia applied to the second face, said second indicia being different from said predetermined indicia, so that the applied indicia is discernible from the predetermined indicia, the second indicia being absent adjacent said second subset of holes whereby it is possible to distinguish between holes of the first and second subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of identifying specific holes in an interface plate having one side of a predetermined color and first and second subsets of probe holes comprising:
a) covering an area adjacent said first and second holes with an indicator;
removing the indicator adjacent holes of said first subset;
so that holes of first and second subsets can be distinguished from each other by the differential between the color and the indicator.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of identifying specific holes in a probe plate have a surface of predetermined color and having first and second subsets of probe holes comprising:
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a) adhering an indicator adjacent said first and second subset holes;
b) removing the indicator adjacent holes of said first subset;
so that holes of first and second subsets can be distinguished from each other. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeCircuit Check
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InventorsStaggert, Scott
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current324/754.110
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CPC Class CodesG01R 1/07371 using an intermediate card ...Y10S 439/931 Conductive coating
