Inventor · Medford, NJ, US

Christopher L. West

21Patents
8h-index
19Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: May 22, 1990 → Sep 18, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5900737A Method and apparatus for automated docking of a test head to a device handler Physics 117 Expired
US5082342A Electro-optic waveguide device Physics 47 Expired
US5239598A Electro-optic waveguide device Physics 42 Expired
US5440943A Electronic test head manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6888343B1 Test head manipulator Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5600258A Method and apparatus for automated docking of a test head to a device handler Physics 26 Expired
US8444107B2 Wrist joint for positioning a test head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6057695A Method and apparatus for automated docking of a test head to a device handler Physics 14 Expired
US7109733B2 Test head docking system and method Physics 7 Expired
US6911816B2 Safety lock system for test head mount Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7845607B2 Safety mechanism for materials handling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7276894B2 Dynamic cradle assembly positioner system for positioning an electronic device test head Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6448797B1 Method and apparatus automated docking of a test head to a device handler Physics 4 Expired
US8981807B2 Positioner system and method of positioning Physics 2 Active
US9347804B2 Test head manipulator Physics 2 Active
US8763962B2 Cradle and cable handler for a test head manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8618822B2 Test head manipulator Physics 1 Active
US8350584B2 Test head positioning system and method Physics 1 Active
US9557371B2 Cradle and cable handler for a test head manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7466122B2 Test head docking system and method Physics 0 Active
US9897628B2 Method and apparatus for docking a test head with a peripheral Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.