US Patent Issued to Boston Semi Equipment on Sept. 15 for "Contactor for voltage isolation and breakdown testing" (Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,577, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Boston Semi Equipment LLC (Billerica, Mass.).

"Contactor for voltage isolation and breakdown testing" was invented by Stephen Johnson (Arden Hills, Minn.), Daniel Mariano (Abington, Mass.) and David Ostendorf (Hudson, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contactor and method for testing a breakdown voltage of a device are disclosed. The contactor includes a test site including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to make an electrical connection with the device when the device is positioned at the test site. The contactor further includes a housing including a first housing portion ...