US 12,117,476 B2
Method and apparatus for detection and identification of counterfeit and substandard electronics
Walter J. Keller, III, Bridgeville, PA (US); Andrew Richard Portune, Oakdale, PA (US); Todd Eric Chornenky, Carmichaels, PA (US); and William Anthony Davis, Perrysburg, OH (US)
Assigned to Nokomis, Inc., Canonsburg, PA (US)
Filed by Nokomis, Inc., Canonsburg, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/236,314.
Application 18/236,314 is a continuation of application No. 17/240,081, filed on Apr. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,733,283.
Application 17/240,081 is a continuation of application No. 16/794,090, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 10,989,749, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/794,090 is a continuation of application No. 15/847,819, filed on Dec. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,571,505, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 15/847,819 is a continuation of application No. 14/199,687, filed on Mar. 6, 2014, granted, now 9,851,386, issued on Dec. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/851,323, filed on Mar. 6, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0044963 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01)
CPC G01R 31/002 (2013.01) [G06F 21/73 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
inserting a fixture with an electronic component into a hollow interior of an enclosure with an antenna;
applying an electrical signal, through the fixture, to the electronic component; and
capturing, with the antenna, an emission of electromagnetic energy from the electronic component in a response to the electrical signal being connected thereto.