Appeal No. 95-1375
Application 08/023,602
The Claimed Subject Matter
The claimed subject matter is directed to a method for machining a laminate structure to form
selected shapes. Claim 1 is representative of the claimed subject matter and reads as follows:
1. A method for manufacturing a laminate structure to form a selected shape
comprising:
laminating a first dielectric layer onto a surface of a substrate to form a laminate
structure;
forming a first protective structure in the first dielectric layer and on the substrate
utilizing a first photolithographic mask, at least a portion of the first protective
structure defining the selected shape; and
machining the laminate structure along the first protective structure to at least a
portion of the selected shape.
Prior Art Reference
The following prior art reference is relied upon by the examiner in support of the rejection of
the claims for obviousness:
Okano HEI 2[1990]-121387 May 9, 1990
Japanese Kôkai Patent Application
The Rejection
Claims 1-10 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Okano
“in view of the disclosed state of the prior art” (answer: p. 2).
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