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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHINJI KODAMA
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Appeal No. 2000-0464
Application No. 09/023,198
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HEARD: January 9, 2002
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Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 8, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a connector having a
connector housing, a screw hole for fixing the connector
housing to a printed circuit board, and a guide rib projecting
from the bottom face of the connector housing. The guide rib
includes a hollow groove around its base portion. The hollow
groove avoids cracking when the connector housing is screwed
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