US Patent Issued to FormFactor on Oct. 21 for "Remote control devices for probe systems, probe systems that include the remote control devices, and methods of remotely operating a motorized positioner of a probe system" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,445, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to FormFactor Inc. (Livermore, Calif.).

"Remote control devices for probe systems, probe systems that include the remote control devices, and methods of remotely operating a motorized positioner of a probe system" was invented by Benjamin E. Waters (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Remote control devices for motorized positioners of probe systems, probe systems that include the remote control devices, and methods of remotely operating a motorized positioner of a probe system are disclosed herein. The remote control devices include a first rotary encoder, a second rotary encoder, a thi...