Ex Parte Sumikawa et al - 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.     
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                     Ex parte MASATO SUMIKAWA and KAZUMI TANAKA                       
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2006-1341                                  
                             Application No. 09/782,180                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                     ON BRIEF                                         
                                   _______________                                    
          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-18.             
          Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                    
                    1.  A semiconductor device comprising:                            
               a semiconductor substrate having a surface provided                    
          with an external connection electrode and;                                  
               a surface opposite that with said external connection                  
               electrode, abrased with a mirror finish and reinforced with            
               a back-surface reinforcement member.                                   
               The examiner relies upon the following references as                   
          evidence of obviousness:                                                    





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007