Ex parte FRISBIE et al. - Page 2




          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.                                
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