Ex Parte GEDNEY et al - Page 14



              Appeal 2006-1454                                                                                         
              Application 09/004,524                                                                                   
              Patent 5,483,421                                                                                         

                    51. On June 29, 1993, the Examiner entered a Final Office Action (“Final                           
              Action”).                                                                                                
                    52. Claims 1, 2, 4-8, and 10-14 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                             
              being unpatentable over the following prior art:                                                         
                           (1) Applicants’ Acknowledged Prior Art (AAPA).                                              
                           (2) Ushifusa, U.S. Patent 4,821,142.                                                        
                           (3) Ogihara, European Patent Application 0337686.                                           
                    53. Ushifusa and Ogihara are prior art vis-à-vis applicant under                                   
              35 U.S.C. § 102(b).                                                                                      
                    54. The Examiner held that the AAPA, Ushifusa, and Ogihara rendered                                
              obvious the subject matter of amended claims 1, 2, 4-8, and 10-12, and new                               
              claims 13-14.                                                                                            
                    55. In the Final Action at page 3, the Examiner held with respect to                               
              amended claims 1 and 7 that:                                                                             
                           Regarding the circuit board material and expansion coefficient,                             
                    the Examiner points to page 5 line 15 of the instant application                                   
                    wherein the applicant acknowledges that glass filled epoxy circuit                                 
                    boards are recognized in the art.                                                                  




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