ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,744, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to ASMPT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
"Apparatus and method for calibrating a shear test tool" was invented by Keng Yew Song (Singapore), Zui Hong Lee (Singapore), Jian Min Chen (Chengdu, China), Mow Huat Goh (Singapore) and Kien Kia Tan (Singapore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for calibrating a shear test tool utilizes a resilient pivot mechanism to improve accuracy and reliability of the force calibration. The apparatus includes a fixed element, a pivotable element configured to be rotatable relative to the fixed element, and a resilient pivot mechanism coupled between the fixe...