Appeal 2006-1662
Application 10/453,119
aligning bond pads with their corresponding terminals (Farnsworth, col. 4, ll.
39-42, Abstract). From such a teaching in Farnsworth, it would have been
obvious to provide notches in Hanato’s metal plate (i.e., reinforcement plate)
5 to facilitate alignment of the flexible wiring cable 10 with the contact
terminal 21. Accordingly, Farnsworth’s disclosure provides motivation for
the combination.
We also find there is a reasonable expectation of success in combining
Farnsworth’s notches with Hanato’s metal plate 5 (i.e., reinforcement plate).
Farnsworth discloses using notches for the purpose of aligning the bond pads
(14a, 14b, 14c) with the terminals (Farnsworth, col. 4, ll. 37-42). Combining
Farnsworth’s teaching of alignment notches with Hanato’s metal plate (i.e.,
reinforcement plate) 5 would reasonably be expected to successfully align
the wiring conductor (2) on the printed wiring cable (10) with contact
terminal (21). As a result of such a combination, one would only need to
provide the proper positioning of the notches on the metal plate 5 (i.e.,
reinforcement plate) so that Hanato’s wiring conductor 2 would be properly
aligned with the terminal 21.
Accordingly, we affirm the § 103(a) rejection over Hanato in view of
Farnsworth of argued claim 2 and non-argued claims 17, 20, and 22.
§ 103(a) REJECTION OVER MACHADO IN VIEW OF SAKEMI
Claim 12 recites a “method of enforcing a fragile substrate” including
the following steps: (1) bonding a reinforcement plate to a fragile substrate,
the reinforcement plate having notches to receive the edge-mount connector
and (2) mating the edge-mount connector to the notches on the
reinforcement plate and to the fragile substrate.
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