Enzo B Bertaggia

US Patent:

20080000499, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/639429

Inventors:

James McFarlane - San Diego CA, US
Enzo Bertaggia - Poway CA, US
Craig Gadd - Lemon Grove CA, US

International Classification:

B08B 3/10
B08B 7/04
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

134 18, 134 57 R, 719318

Abstract:

A system and method for cleaning a contactor device is presented. The cleaning system includes an automated testing handler and a handler controller for controlling the operation of the handler and facilitating user interaction with the handler. The handler further includes a contactor having a plurality of pins for establishing an electrical connection with one or more input devices. The handler is configured to house one or more input devices and one or more surrogate cleaning devices. The surrogate cleaning devices are configured to clean the pins of the contactor. A pick and place mechanism positioned in the handler is configured to transport both the input devices and the surrogate cleaning devices to the contactor.