Ex parte D'ARAGONA et al. - Page 4






             Appeal 97-1618                                                                                       
             Application 08/368,078                                                                               



















                    and                                                                                           
                    [4] removing a portion  of the first wafer from the[2]                                                             
                          rounded edge into a portion of the first wafer                                          
                          [Fig. 3]                                                                                






















                The specification explains the meaning of portion as follows:  "[t]he grinding2                                                                                               
             at edge 18 must remove substantially all of the portion of the active wafer 12 that is               
             not supported by or not bonded to base wafer 10" (specification, page 3, lines 30-32).               

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