Appeal No. 1996-2956 Application 08/152,192 The invention relates to a testing and finishing system for integrated circuit package units (ICPUs). In particular, Appellant discloses on page 2 of the specification that the present invention has integrated all individual operations into one assembly linking all the equipment and stations together forming an auto-test and finishing system. A copy of independent claim 27 is attached to this decision. The Examiner relies on the following references: Wilkin et al. (Wilkin) 3,842,957 Oct. 22, 1974 Swapp et al. (Swapp) 4,776,747 Oct. 11, 1988 Takemoto et al. (Takemoto) 4,850,103 July 25, 1989 Pearson 4,878,801 Nov. 7, 1989 Nara 4,969,199 Nov. 6, 1990 Yonemura 58-18930 Jan. 3, 1983 (Japanese Patent) Kodama 60-161629 Aug. 23, 1985 (Japanese Patent) Yabe 60-153133 Aug. 12, 1985 (Japanese Patent) Noguchi 61-30041 Feb. 12, 1986 (Japanese Patent) Fukui 62-86832 Apr. 21, 1987 (Japanese Patent) Matsunaga 63-257250 Oct. 25, 1988 (Japanese Patent) 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007