Appeal 2006-1454
Application 09/004,524
Patent 5,483,421
6. Appellants filed:
(1) an Appeal Brief (the Brief) on August 16, 2000;
(2) a Reply Brief (the reply) on November 20, 2000; and
(3) a Supplemental Reply Brief (“the second reply”) on February 18, 2005.
7. The sole issue before the Board is whether Appellants have
established that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 21-25, and 34 under
35 U.S.C. § 251 based on recapture.
II. FINDINGS OF FACT
The following findings of fact are believed to be supported by a
preponderance of the evidence.
A. The Invention
1. This invention relates generally to the attachment of integrated circuit
devices to printed circuit cards, and more particularly to the attachment of
integrated circuit (IC) semi-conductor chips to printed circuit cards utilizing a chip
carrier which has a coefficient of thermal expansion (TCE) that matches the
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