Appeal No. 1998-0912
Application 08/413,521
pedestal 20 in container 21. The container is filled with a
hydrophobic liquid completely immersing the circuit, and
forming a bubble 26 at the top. In view of the differences in
specific gravity between the hydrophobic liquid and the
condensate (e.g., water), the latter gravitates toward the
bottom of the container and the elevated pedestal segregates
the circuit from the condensate regardless of the container
orientation.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A method for extending a life cycle of a high
density electronic circuit by isolation from detrimental
contaminants, comprising the steps of:
providing a container capable of being sealed,
providing pedestal means positioned on the interior
of the container,
adding a hydrophobic liquid in an amount sufficient
to immerse the electronic circuit and to form a compressible
bubble at the top of the container, and
sealing the container.
so that on the contamination of the container, the
elevated pedestal segregates the electronic circuit from the
condensate regardless of the container orientation.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
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