Ex parte HIGUCHI et al. - Page 15




         Appeal No. 1999-1131                                                     
         Application No. 08/754,758                                               


         and the first and second sides are substantially perpendicular           
         to each other.                                                           
              We have already established that neither Michael, Takeda,           
         Murai nor Werther teaches or suggests, either individually or            
         in combination, first and second pins arranged on                        
         perpendicular sides.  Therefore, based on this prior                     
         reasoning, we reverse the Examiner's rejection of claims 14-17           
         as obvious over the combination of Michael, and Takeda.                  
              Considering independent claim 18, it likewise includes              
         the claim limitation common to independent claims 1, 10, and             
         14.   Specifically, claim 18 recites first pins and second               
         pins,  wherein first pins are provided on a first side of a              
         semiconductor and second pins are provided on a second side              
         and the first and second sides are substantially perpendicular           
         to each other.                                                           
              Having already established that neither Michael nor                 
         Werther teaches or suggests, either individually or in                   
         combination, first and second pins arranged on perpendicular             
         sides, we reverse the Examiner's rejection of claim 18 as                
         obvious over the combination of Michael and Werther.                     


                                        15                                        





Page:  Previous  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007