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              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for         
              publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 

                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                      
                                       AND INTERFERENCES                                             
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                                        Ex parte SHI-JIE TAN                                         
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                                        Appeal No. 2006-2930                                         
                                      Application No. 10/299,198                                     
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                                             ON BRIEF                                                
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              Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                        
              Judges.                                                                                
              JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                              



                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                    This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
              examiner’s rejection of claims 7-11 and 13, which constitute all the claims            
              pending in this application.1                                                          
              The disclosed invention pertains to an electrical connector for connecting             
              an electronic package, such as a central processing unit, with a printed circuit       
              board.  A recess is provided in a bottom face of a supporting portion of the           
                                                                                                     
              1 Although the examiner indicates that claims 7-13 are subject to appeal in the “Status of the
              Claims” and “Grounds of Rejection” sections of the answer [see answer, pages 2 and 3], claim 12
              has been cancelled.  See brief, page 4.                                                





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