Appeal No. 98-2124 Page 5
Application No. 08/454,898
Considering first the § 102(b) rejection of claims 1, 2,
12, 13, 15, 21 and 22, the examiner, in regard to independent
claim 1, considers that
Biechler et al discloses an electrical connector
adapted to be mounted to a first printed circuit
board comprising a dielectric housing (figure 1,
element 22), a plurality of signal contacts disposed
within the housing (figure 3, element 92[sic 90]),
each such signal contact comprising: a tail portion
(figure 3, element 92) extending from a first surface
(figure 3, element 66) of the housing, a tail portion
extending from a first surface of the housing (figure
3, element 92); a straight portion within the housing
(figure 3, element 90), and a beam portion extending
from a second surface of the housing, the beam
portion having a bend therein (figure 2a, element
96), wherein the beam portion of each signal contact
forms a spring (column 5, lines 48-51), and at least
one ground contact within the housing (figure 3,
element 78), the ground contact having a portion
parallel with the straight portion of the signal
contacts within the housing (figure 3). [Answer,
page 3.]
In regard to independent claim 15 the answer states that
Biechler et al. discloses a back plane assembly
comprising a back plane (figure 1, element 102), a
plurality of signal contact pads formed on a surface
of the back plane (figure 1, element 106), at least
one ground contact pad formed on the surface of the
back plane (figure 1, element 108[)], a daughter card
(figure 1, element 12), a connector mounted on an
edge of the daughter card (figure 1, element 24), the
connector comprising: . . . . [Pages 4 and 5.]
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