Appeal No. 96-0616
Application 08/036,249
housing 10 (col. 2, lines 9-11). Support pins 16 are affixed
to the non-conductive housing 10 to support the electrical
connectors on a carrier tape. The support pins 16 are longer
than terminals 12 and 14, but are clearly not "outermost" with
respect to the terminals. See Figs. 3A-3C.
Independent claims 8 and 9 are drawn to taped electronic
components comprising, inter alia, a plurality of electronic
components, a plurality of lead groups attached to respective
ones of the electronic components wherein each lead group has
a plurality of leads and the outermost leads of the
lead group of each component are longer than the remaining
leads of the lead group, and a tape for taping the outermost
leads together to fix them in position.
In applying the test for obviousness, we reach the6
conclusion that the claimed subject matter would not have been
suggested by the applied prior art. Specifically, we see no
suggestion in the applied prior art for modifying Kikuchi so
that the outermost leads of the lead group of each component
6 The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings of the
references would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art. See In
re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591, 18 USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991) and In re
Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981).
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