Appeal No. 1999-1626
Application 08/820,428
1. A surface mount semiconductor diode device having first and second coplanar
contacts, the device comprising:
a semiconductor element having a first surface electrically mounted on a surface of
a first member formed of conductive material, the first member having an arm which
extends in a direction away from the surface of the first member, an end of the arm forming
the first contact; and
a cup member formed of conductive material and comprising a wall extending from
a bottom portion so as to form an opening surrounded by the wall and having the bottom
portion as a base,
wherein the semiconductor element and first member are mounted within the
opening such that a second surface of the semiconductor element is electrically coupled to
the bottom portion of the cup member and the end of the arm extends above a top surface
of the wall,
wherein the cup member further comprises a leg portion integral with and extending
from the top surface of the wall such that an end of the leg portion is coplanar with the end
of the arm, the end of the leg portion forming the second contact.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Mueller 3,209,209 Sep. 28, 1965
Fujisaki et al. (Fujisaki) 4,758,875 July 19, 1988
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Mueller. Claims 7 through 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon Mueller alone as to claim 9, with the
addition of Fujisaki as to claims 7 and 8.
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