Ex parte ENDO et al. - Page 5




                 Appeal No. 1997-3028                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/290,083                                                                                                                 



                 Harrold                          4,320,035       Mar.  16,                                                                             
                 1982                                                                                                                                   
                 Kuroda et al. (Kuroda)           4,607,245       Aug.  19,                                                                             
                 1986                                                                                                                                   
                 Ishikawa et al. (Ishikawa)       5,146,170       Sept.  8,                                                                             
                 1992                                                                                                                                   
                 Mulcahy et al. (Mulcahy), "A Review of Insulation Breakdown                                                                            
                 and Switching in Gas Insulation," Insulation/Circuits, August                                                                          
                 1970, pp. 55-61                                                                                                                        


                                   Claims 1, 3 and 5 through 20 stand rejected under                                                                    
                 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ishikawa in view of                                                                         
                 Kuroda, Harrold and Mulcahy.                                                                                                           
                                   Rather that reiterate the arguments of Appellants                                                                    
                 and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs  and the                              2                                              
                 answer for the respective details thereof.                                                                                             





                                                                     OPINION                                                                            


                          2Appellants filed an appeal brief on March 7, 1997.                                                                           
                 Appellants filed a reply brief on August 4, 1997.  On Septem-                                                                          
                 ber 16, 1997, the Examiner mailed an Office communication                                                                              
                 stating that the reply brief has been entered and considered                                                                           
                 but no further response by the Examiner is deemed necessary.                                                                           
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