Appeal 2006-1454
Application 09/004,524
Patent 5,483,421
36. As filed, the original application contained claims 1-12 which are
reproduced in Appendix 2 of this opinion.
37. On February 22, 1993, the Examiner entered a Non-Final Office
Action (“Non-Final Action”).
38. Claims 1-12 were rejected on various grounds.
39. Claims 5 and 11 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph as being indefinite.
40. Claims 1-12 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the following prior art:
(1) Soga et al (Soga), U.S. Patent 4,825,284.
(2) Frankeny et al (Frankeny), U.S. Patent 5,065,227.
41. Soga and Frankeny are prior art vis-à-vis applicant under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) respectively.
42. The Examiner found that Soga and Frankeny rendered obvious the
subject matter of claims 1-12 as filed.
43. In the Non-Final Action, the Examiner found that:
Specifically regarding claims 1 and 7, the applicant’s claims 1 and 7
distinguish over Frankeny et al. (5,065,277) by the recitation that the
circuit board is formed of an organic material. . . . Most importantly,
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