Appeal 2007-0053
Application 10/225,829
81 have been withdrawn from consideration, and the Examiner objected to claims
55 and 57 as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but indicated these
claims would be allowable if rewritten in independent form (Final Office
Action 5). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We AFFIRM.
THE INVENTION
Appellant’s claimed invention relates to a tape for temporarily carrying
electronic components in pockets for storage or transportation, where the tape
includes weakened areas between the pockets (Specification 1:[0001]). Appellant
also claims methods for designing, making, and using the tape. Claims 1 and 11,
reproduced below, are representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A temporary component-carrier tape
comprising:
a device-retaining layer including a plurality of
apertures for receiving and storing components;
a top cover layer securable to a surface of the
device-retaining layer and covering at least a portion of
each of the plurality of apertures; and
at least one weakened feature included in at least
one of the device-retaining layer and the top cover layer,
extending across a width of the temporary component-
carrier tape, and located between an adjacent pair of
apertures of the plurality of apertures.
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