Appeal No. 2001-0018
Application 08/998,559
planar circuit boards in Kawabe instead of the disclosed L-shaped
circuit boards for the purpose of reducing reflections [answer,
page 3].
Appellants argue that the circuit boards of Kawabe are
required to be bent into an L-shape in order to reduce reflection
at the bonding points 5 which are positioned at an edge portion
of the back electrode 2A. Appellants also argue that Kawabe does
not teach the claim recitation that an end of each of the first
multiplicity of conductive traces being exposed at the planar
surface of the support means. Appellants note that the bonding
in Kawabe is spaced inward from the end of the wiring line
[brief, pages 4-5].
The examiner responds that it would have been obvious to
the artisan to minimize the “L” part of the circuit board in
Kawabe to reduce reflections. The examiner finds that the
minimization of the contact area in Kawabe creates a planar
wiring board. The examiner also notes that an L-shaped wiring
board includes a planar portion, which meets the claimed
invention. The examiner also responds that the placement of the
contact area in Kawabe is simply the result of using an L-shaped
wiring board [answer, pages 3-4].
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