Appeal No. 1999-2822
Application No. 09/103,449
a plurality of spaced apart terminal contacts disposed on
said surface of said substratum and terminating in a plurality of
solder-tails, said terminal contacts corresponding in number to
the plurality of terminals of the mating electrical connector,
each of said terminal contacts having a contact surface that is
raised from said substratum surface to define an elevated area
wherein said contact surface extends the entire width of said
elevated area; and
a channel formed in said substratum surface adjacent each of
said terminal contacts.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Andrews, Jr. et al. (Andrews) 4,392,705 Jul. 12, 1983
Kourimsky et al. (Kourimsky)1 4,483,581 Nov. 20, 1984
Inaoka 5,380,225 Jan. 10, 1995
Claims 1 through 3, 6, 7, 9, and 10 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Inaoka.
Claims 1 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Andrews in view of Inaoka.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 8,
mailed July 14, 1999) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellant's Brief (Paper No. 7,
filed April 22, 1999) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 9, filed
September 14, 1999) for appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
1 This patent was not applied in the statement of the rejection of the
claims but was referenced by the examiner in the explanation of the rejection.
2
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