Ex parte KODAMA - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not     
               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.     
                                                                 Paper No. 19         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                Ex parte SHINJI KODAMA                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2000-0464                                 
                              Application No. 09/023,198                              
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                                HEARD: January 9, 2002                                
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          Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 8, which are all of the claims                
          pending in this application.                                                
               Appellant's invention relates to a connector having a                  
          connector housing, a screw hole for fixing the connector                    
          housing to a printed circuit board, and a guide rib projecting              
          from the bottom face of the connector housing.  The guide rib               
          includes a hollow groove around its base portion.  The hollow               
          groove avoids cracking when the connector housing is screwed                





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