Appeal No. 1997-2285
Application No. 08/311,480
Webb discloses a micromechanical device in which the
deflectable beam 20 and the address electrodes 16 are at
different biases, and in which the deflectable beam 20 and the
landing electrodes 14 are at the same bias. According to
appellant (Brief, page 6), the pad film 26 in Webb does not
provide any insulation between the address electrodes which
are at a first bias and the deflectable beam which is at a
second bias.
Although the pad film 26 has been removed from the
address electrodes 16 in the first embodiment (Figures 1 and
2) disclosed by Webb, the second embodiment (Figure 3c)
disclosed by Webb clearly shows a pad film 26 on the landing
electrodes 14 and on the address electrodes 16. Webb
indicates that “FIG. 3C has protective layer 26 on both the
landing electrodes 14 and address electrode 16" (column 5,
lines 52 and 53). Thus, the pad film 26 in the second
embodiment (Figure 3c) of Webb functions as an insulator
between the first and second biases on the address electrodes
and the deflectable beam, respectively.
In view of the foregoing, the 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
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