Appeal No. 95-4799
Application 07/996,516
a series connection of N superconducting tunnel
junctions;
wherein N is an integer which is greater than the
larger of A and B, and which is less than the larger of C and D;
wherein A=3
B=0.05(SC /(20 x 10 F)) ,o -12 0.5
C=20(SC /(5 x 10 F)) , ando -12 0.5
D=10SC /(5 x 10 F);o -12
wherein F denotes farads, S denotes a total area of
said N superconducting tunnel junctions in cm , and C denotes an2 o
electric capacitance per unit area of said N superconducting
tunnel junctions in F/cm .2
The examiner relies on the following references:
Irwin et al. (Irwin), "Planar Antenna-Coupled SIS Devices For
Detection And Mixing," Sixth International Conference On Infrared
And Millimeter Waves, December 7-12, 1981, pp. 35-36.
Ishibashi et al. (Ishibashi), "Possible Use Of Bulk
Superconductor With Tunnel Junctions For Nuclear Radiation
Spectroscopy," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics
Research, Vol. 227, No. 3, December 1, 1984, pp. 483-488.
Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)
as anticipated by either one of Ishibashi or Irwin. Claims 16
and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable over
either one of Ishibashi or Irwin.
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