Appeal No. 2000-0424
Application 08/760,510
Claim 4, which is directed to the embodiment of
Figs. 3A-3C, is reproduced below.2
4. A laminate printed circuit board, comprising:
a plurality of plated conductors provided on said
laminate printed circuit board, each of said conductors
extending in a first direction and toward an edge of said
printed circuit board;
a plurality of wirings respectively connected to
said plurality of conductors;
a plurality of blind through holes (BTHs)
respectively connected to said plurality of wirings; and
a lead for plating said plurality of conductors,
said lead forming an intermediate layer of said laminate
printed circuit board located below said plated
conductors, connected to said plurality of BTHs, and
extending in a direction different from said first
direction;
wherein said lead is severed between nearby ones of
said plurality of BTHs so that said nearby BTHs are not
interconnected through said lead; and
wherein said plurality of conductors are disposed on
a common surface of said printed circuit board, wherein
the edge of said printed circuit board comprises a first
edge, wherein said lead extends toward a second edge of
said printed circuit board, and wherein said board has a
plurality of holes formed therein, each hole being formed
between respective adjacent ones of said plurality of
BTHs and extending through said lead so that said
adjacent ones of said plurality of BTHs are not
interconnected through said lead.
The Appendix incorrectly reproduces "BTHs" in claim 42
as "BTH's."
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