Appeal No. 2003-0249
Application 08/863,848
words by persons skilled in the relevant art.” Tex. Digital
Sys., Inc. v. Telegenix, Inc, 308 F.3 1193, 1201-02, 64 USPQ2d
1812, 1817 (Fed. Cir. 2002) cert. denied, 155 L. Ed. 2d 1108,
2003 U.S. Lexis 3734 (2003).
Turning to Webster’s New World Dictionary1, we find that the
ordinary meaning of the term “centrally” is “in, at, or near the
center.”
Turning to the specification, we note that Appellant
discloses wires 118 extending along the longitudinal axis of the
printed circuit board. We note that the wires toward the ends of
the axis certainly could not be considered centrally positioned
as claimed. However, we note that the Appellant’s independent
claim 1 uses the term “comprising” so that the claim is only
directed to those wires shown in figure 2 that could be
considered centrally positioned and not necessarily all the wires
along the central longitudinal axis.
Turning to Nakamura, we find that Nakamura discloses wires 6
attaching to the edge of the integrated circuit 2. See figure 2
and figure 4. Nakamura does not teach “wires being centrally
1 Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third Edition, copyright
1998. A copy of the appropriate page is provided.
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