The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte AKIO YAMADA and TAKUYA HIGETA
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Appeal 2007-0476
Application 10/726,204
Technology Center 2800
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Decided: February 28, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and
THOMAS A. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER
This is an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-11
and 15. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A connector comprising a housing and a required number of pusher
members, said housing including a fitting aperture into which at least three
flexible printed circuit boards are inserted, said housing further including an
insertion opening for holding said required number of pusher members so
that when said flexible printed circuit boards are inserted into said fitting
aperture of said housing, contact portions of said at least three flexible
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