Ex parte TAKAHASHI et al. - Page 8




          Appeal No. 1997-2846                                                        
          Application 08/388,599                                                      



          defined by Appellants.  Even if path 52 achieves the same                   
          electrical result, actually or inherently, path 52 is not the               
          same as Lmax, and the Examiner has not shown that minimizing                
          path 52 will result in Appellants’ defined maximum distance of              
          Lmax.                                                                       
               The Examiner has not shown that Temple’s structure, using              
          similar parameters to determine path 52, inherently results in              
          a structure defined by Appellants’ claim 7 using Lmax.  In the              
          absence of such a showing by the Examiner, it is not                        
          Appellants’ burden to show how Temple does not inherently                   
          result in their claimed structure.                                          

















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