Patent ID: 6038931
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for testing the integrity of at least two test objects, each object comprising a plastically deformable material capable of reflowing, comprising the steps of:a. contacting a moving means with the objects at a first point in time, each of the at least two objects having a base portion and a non-base portion capable of reflowing, the moving means having a shaped portion in communication with the non-base portion at a first position;b. shifting at least a portion of the objects to a second position at a second time, subsequent to the first time, wherein at least portion of the non-base portion of the objects were displaced during the interval between the first time and the second time;c. evaluating the position of the base portion and the non-base portion of each of the objects after the shifting in step b.