Appeal 2007-0053
Application 10/225,829
11. The temporary component-carrier tape of
claim 10, wherein the bottom cover layer includes at least
one weakened feature positionable between adjacent
apertures of the plurality of apertures.
THE REJECTION
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Bird US 5,857,572 Jan. 12, 1999
Yanagisawa US 6,744,120 B1 Jun. 01, 2004
(Nov. 8, 2000)
Claims 1-7, 9-15, 17-24, 27-30, 32-34, 36-45, 47, 48, 50-54, 56, 58-72,
74-80, and 82-84 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Bird and Yanagisawa.
ISSUE
Appellant contends the Examiner erred in finding that one of ordinary skill
in the art would have been motivated to modify the foam carrier tape of Bird with
the low-bending-resistance portions taught in Yanagisawa (Br. 7-8). Appellant
further contends that the Examiner erred in finding that the combination of Bird
and Yanagisawa teaches or suggests a bottom or second cover layer of a carrier
tape having at least one weakened feature therein, as recited in dependent claims
11, 34, 51, 52, and 76 (Br. 8-9). The Examiner determined it would have been
obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made
to provide the tape of Bird with weakened features, including apertures through the
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