Appeal No. 2002-1316
Application No. 09/049,036
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6, 8
and 9 as being unpatentable over Harada in view of Hartwell
Harada discloses “an electromagnetic shielding member which
is used for a seam portion of a metal case or a door portion of
an electromagnetic shielding chamber so as to suppress
electromagnetic waves leaking from a contact portion” (column 1,
lines 8 through 12). The embodiment illustrated in Figures 12
and 13 includes a series of magnetic strips 12 and conductive
strips 13 having rectangular cross-sections and arranged in
alternating sequence to form a plate-like member 11, and an
elastic conductive shielding member 16 composed of a polyurethane
foam member coated with conductive cloth. As best shown in
Figure 13, the elastic conductive shielding member 16 extends
laterally from the free side, and vertically above the top, of a
magnetic strip 12 at one end of the plate-like member. So
disposed, it bridges the gap between, and conductively contacts,
opposed conductive walls 14a and 14b of a metal case (see column
2, lines 62 through 68; and column 7, lines 28 through 33). Of
particular interest is that Harada, observing that “strong
conductive contact . . . is not required” (column 4, lines 4
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