The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT J. CHRONEOS and KOUSHIK BANERJEE
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Appeal No. 1998-3130
Application No. 08/626,174
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 6-18. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to packages
for integrated circuits (ICs). ICs are typically housed
within a package soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB). A
conventional package contains a heat slug to remove heat
generated by the IC. The package features through hole vias
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