Appeal No. 2004-0063
Application 09/767,359
Appellant’s invention relates to a carrier tape system used
for packaging, transporting, and automatically taking out
components that are placed in pockets formed in the carrier tape.
More particularly, the invention addresses an apparatus and
method for uniformly sealing and peeling a cover tape that is
used to protect components placed in the pockets of the carrier
tape by employing means on the carrier tape for minimizing or
eliminating surface irregularities and distortions of the carrier
tape in the region of the bonding zones of the cover tape to the
carrier tape. Claims 1, 7 and 14 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims can be found
in the Appendix to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kaneko et al. (Kaneko) 4,736,841 Apr. 12, 1988
Ball 4,781,953 Nov. 1, 1988
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