Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,609,489 · App. 08/360,507
Socket for contacting an electronic circuit during testing
Inventors:
Joel D. Bickford, Julius K. Botka
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 11, 1997
Filed: Dec 21, 1994
Inventors
Joel D. Bickford
Julius K. Botka
Assignee (at issue)
Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P.
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