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Electroglas, Inc.

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38Patents
2Active
38Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1974 → Jul 24, 2006 · 2 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5450203A Method and apparatus for determining an objects position, topography and for imaging Physics 231 Expired
US6096567A Method and apparatus for direct probe sensing Physics 150 Expired
US5656942A Prober and tester with contact interface for integrated circuits-containing wafer held docked in a vertical plane Physics 120 Expired
US4066943A High speed precision chuck assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 117 Expired
US3936743A High speed precision chuck assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US6320372A Apparatus and method for testing a substrate having a plurality of terminals Physics 103 Expired
US4001685A Micro-circuit test probe Physics 99 Expired
US5515452A Optical character recognition illumination method and system Electricity 68 Expired
US4123706A Probe construction Physics 58 Expired
US5703969A System and method for recognizing visual indicia Physics 35 Expired
US5982132A Rotary wafer positioning system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US3939414A Micro-circuit test apparatus Physics 21 Expired
US7453260B2 Testing circuits on substrate Physics 19 Active
US4056777A Microcircuit test device with multi-axes probe control Physics 18 Expired
US4034293A Micro-circuit test probe Physics 17 Expired
US3940676A Damping control for positioning apparatus Electricity 17 Expired
US7352198B2 Methods and apparatuses for improved stabilization in a probing system Physics 8 Expired
US6547409B2 Method and apparatus for illuminating projecting features on the surface of a semiconductor wafer Electricity 8 Expired
US6417683B1 Apparatus for electrical testing of a substrate having a plurality of terminals Physics 7 Expired
US6310985A Measuring angular rotation of an object Physics 5 Expired
US5344238A Ball bearing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7368929B2 Methods and apparatuses for improved positioning in a probing system Physics 5 Active
US6711304B2 Method and apparatus for measuring angular rotation of an object Physics 5 Expired
US6389702B1 Method and apparatus for motion control Electricity 4 Expired
US6781394B1 Testing circuits on substrate Physics 4 Expired

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