Appeal No. 2004-0706
Application No. 09/777,982
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 4, 10, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22 and 35 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
McClure.
Claims 5 through 9, 11, 12 and 15 through 18 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over McClure.
Claims 20 and 23 through 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over McClure in view of Wafer.
Attention is directed to the brief (Paper No. 18) and answer
(Paper No. 19) for the respective positions of the appellants and
examiner regarding the merits of these rejections.2
DISCUSSION
McClure discloses an electrical connector assembly for use
with a printed circuit board 12 having contacts 14 in the form of
solder pads or plated through holes. The connector assembly
includes a first connector 10 comprising a housing 20 and a
plurality of terminals 22, and a second connector 16 comprising a
plurality of leads 18. The terminals 22 have opposite ends for
2 In the final rejection (Paper No. 8), claim 35 also stood
rejected, along with claims 34 and 36, under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as being indefinite. The examiner withdrew
this rejection in view of the subsequent amendment of these
claims (see the advisory action dated December 20, 2002, Paper
No. 10).
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