Appeal No. 97-1042 Application No. 07/969,541 The disclosed invention relates to a method of testing a semiconductor device. Claim 10 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows: 10. A method of testing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of wiping contacts; providing a semiconductor device having a plurality of leads; positioning the semiconductor device wherein the plurality of leads are between, but not making electrical contact to the plurality of the wiping contacts; moving the semiconductor device in one direction from the point where the plurality of leads are between, but not making electrical contact to the plurality of the wiping contacts past the plurality of the wiping contact wires such that the plurality of the leads of the semiconductor device are no longer between the plurality of wiping contacts, wherein at least one of the plurality of wiping contacts makes electrical contact to a side of one of the plurality of leads of the semiconductor device during the moving of the semiconductor device. The reference relied on by the examiner is: Vancelette 4,320,339 Mar. 16, 1982 teachings of Pfaff, and claims 2 through 8 to be obvious over the combined teachings of Pfaff and Cedrone. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007