Appeal No. 1998-2981
Application No. 08/763,390
contact with a cut end of the cable insulation." We find that
while filler 15 of Bahder may constitute a first region as
recited in claim 1, it cannot meet the limitation of the
second region. Specifically, the cut ends of cable insulation
6 and 7 abut semi-conducting cups 4 and 5. Thus, filler 15
cannot be in contact with these ends. In addition, there is
no indication in the reference that cups 4 and 5 are
conformable material.
In light of the foregoing, we will not sustain the
standing rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1 and 5 nor
of claims 2-4, 6, 7, and 10 which depend on claim 1.
REVERSED
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