Appeal No. 2003-1232
Application No. 09/498,268
It appears clear to us that the printed circuit module assembly 30/cover 56 comprises the
printed circuit boards of the claims on appeal in accordance with the examiner’s arguments.
Plural of these elements extend in a parallel manner to each other in spaced apart relationship
when placed within the housing 70, as claimed.
Appellants’ arguments are not persuasive that the cover 56/circuit board assembly 30 in
Paagman do not comprise the claimed circuit boards. Clearly, this position is misplaced since
they clearly are taught and shown in Paagman to comprise or include printed circuit boards per
se. We therefore agree with the examiner’s views expressed at page 4 of the answer that the
cover is not necessarily to be considered to be separate apart from the printed circuit boards
therein themselves. Appellants’ claim limitations in claim 1 do not otherwise exclude the
examiner’s interpretation of what a circuit board may comprise, or present any arguments that
the artisan will not so consider them consistent with the examiner’s views. As noted by the
examiner at the bottom of page 4 of the Answer, “Applicant has not indicated any claimed
limitations that are not met by Paagman.”
In view of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner rejecting various claims under
35 U.S.C. § 102 and 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
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