Appeal 2006-2970
Application 09/224,340
Appellant argues that the combination of Mazura and Martin fails to
teach two circuit boards with first ends connected to a face plate and second
ends connected to a connector assembly (Br. 15). It is argued that
attempting to insert the module of Martin having two circuit boards and a
heatsink member into the module of Mazura would render Mazura
inoperable for its intended use because the electronic module of Martin
could not fit in the space for module 2 in Mazura (Br. 15).
The Examiner responds that Martin discloses a module with first and
second circuit boards connected to a connector assembly 50 with 90 degree
leads and without ribbon cables (Answer 10).
Appellant does not address the Examiner's rejection which states that
it would have been obvious to modify the cabinet and module in Mazura to
have two circuit boards as taught to be known in Martin. It would have
taken only minimal mechanical skill in the art to modify the cabinet in
Mazura to accommodate a wider module with two circuit boards (with or
without a heat sink). While the module in Martin does not have a faceplate,
the rejection does not rely on Martin for this feature which is taught by
Mazura. We agree with the Examiner that one of ordinary skill in the
electronic packaging art would have been motivated to modify modules with
a single PCB, such as Mazura, to have first and second PCBs on the same
module, as taught by Martin, because this would provide additional circuit
board area for an electronics circuit module.
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