Appeal No. 2003-0524
Application No. 09/593,816
(Fed. Cir. 1986); In re Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 991, 217 USPQ 1, 3
(Fed. Cir. 1983). Claims 1 and 5 are illustrative of the subject
matter on appeal and read as follows:
1. A carrier member for seating a device having a plurality of
solder terminal[s], the carrier member comprising:
a substrate having a plurality of landing pads thereon; and
a plurality of leads on the substrate which are in electrical
communication with the landing pads on the substrate; wherein at
least one of the plurality of landing pads has a depression therein
adapted for seating at least one of the solder terminals on the
device.
5. The carrier member of claim 1, wherein the plurality of
landing pads comprise eutectic solder.
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. ' 103(a), the examiner
relies upon the following references:
Glenn et al. (Glenn) 6,228,676 B1 May 08, 2001
(filed Jul. 07, 1999)
Saitoh 6,291,775 B1 Sep. 18, 2001
(filed Apr. 14, 1999)
Applicant=s Admitted Prior Art, figure 1, pages 1 and 2 (AAPA)
The Rejections
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. '103(a) as being
unpatentable over Saitoh in view of AAPA.
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