Ex Parte Ling et al - Page 3




             Appeal No. 2006-0542                                                           Page 3                                     
             Application No. 10/054,083                                                                                                



                          a lever mechanism movably coupled to the connector and having                                                
                   an engaging surface positioned on the lever mechanism to apply a lever                                              
                   force on the card during insertion of the card in the slot of the connector,                                        
                          wherein the engaging surface is adapted to contact a contact                                                 
                   surface on the card.                                                                                                


                   Claims 1, 3-11, and 13-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious                                        
             over U.S. Patent No. 5,603,625 ("Tondreault") and U.S. Patent No. 5,470,240                                               
             ("Suzuki").                                                                                                               


                                                  II. OPINION                                                                          
                   Our opinion addresses the claims in the following order:                                                            
                   · claims 1, 3-11, and 13                                                                                            
                   · claims 14-19.                                                                                                     


                                            A. CLAIMS 1, 3-11, AND 13                                                                  
                   "When multiple claims subject to the same ground of rejection are argued as a                                       
             group by appellant, the Board may select a single claim from the group of claims that                                     
             are argued together to decide the appeal with respect to the group of claims as to the                                    
             ground of rejection on the basis of the selected claim alone.  Notwithstanding any other                                  
             provision of this paragraph, the failure of appellant to separately argue claims which                                    

















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