Appeal No. 1999-2115
Application No. 08/724,574
removing scratches on the surface of the
dielectric material by heating the layer of the
reflowable dielectric material to a temperature
sufficient to cause the reflowable dielectric material
to reflow.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Morimoto 4,721,548 Jan. 26, 1988
Rao et al. 4,799,992 Jan. 24, 1989
(Rao)
Tang 5,198,387 Mar. 30, 1993
Yu et al. 5,244,534 Sep. 14, 1993
(Yu '534)
Yu et al. 5,314,843 May 24, 1994
(Yu '843)
The following grounds of rejections are presented for our
review in this appeal:
I. Claims 1 through 4, 6, and 8 under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as unpatentable over Yu '843 in view of
Rao. (Examiner’s answer, pages 6-7.)
II. Claim 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Yu '834 in view of Rao and Tang. (Id. at
pages 7-8.)
III. Claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Yu '834 in view of Rao and Morimoto. (Id.
at pages 8-9.)
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