Appeal No. 1997-2285
Application No. 08/311,480
Claim 1 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it
reads as follows:
1. A method for forming a micromechanical device wherein
said method includes the step of forming a pad film over
activation circuitry having a first bias and any moving parts
of the device having a second bias, which contact other
surfaces subjecting said pars to sticking or friction, wherein
said pad film acts as an insulator between said activation
circuitry and said moving parts.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Webb 5,447,600
Sept. 5, 1995
(filed Mar. 21, 1994)
Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(e) as being anticipated by Webb.
Claims 4 through 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Webb.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answers for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will sustain the 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) rejection of claims
1 through 3, and the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claim 7.
The 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 4 through 6 is
reversed.
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