The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHEL LENOIR, JACKY THENAISIE, and MICHEL FONTENEAU
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Appeal No. 2002-0531
Application No. 09/108,687
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ON BRIEF
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Before RUGGIERO, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 2 and 4-9. The appellants appeal therefrom
under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal is a connector featuring a high density of
contacts. More specifically, signal contacts 7 and ground contacts 8 are arranged in
rows and columns in a housing 6. A detachable wall 11 in the front of the housing
features a grid of openings 12, each opening leading to a connection section 13 at one
end of each contact. When the wall is secured against the housing, an air chamber 10
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