Appeal No. 2002-1316
Application No. 09/049,036
through 6), characterizes the conductive contact between the
elastic conductive shielding member 16 and the walls 14a and 14b
as “slight” (column 7, line 29). Harada also suggests (see
column 5, lines 41 through 43) that the shielding member as a
whole can be fixed to the wall 14a by a conductive adhesive
agent.
The examiner concedes (see page 3 in the answer) that Harada
does not respond to the limitation in independent claim 1
requiring the electrically conductive gasket to extend beyond the
opposed first and third sides of the magnetic strip. Harada’s
electrically conductive gasket element, i.e., elastic conductive
shielding member 16, extends beyond the upper or “third” side of
the magnetic strip 12 to which it is attached, but not beyond the
lower or “first” side of the strip. To cure this deficiency, the
examiner turns to Hartwell.
Hartwell discloses an electrical shielding arrangement for
preventing radiation leakage through the seam between a cover and
wall of a conductive container. The arrangement comprises a
strip 10 having a generally rectangular cross-section and an
elastic conductive filamentary shielding member 17 attached to a
side surface of the strip and dimensioned to extend beyond the
top and bottom surfaces of the strip (see Figure 3). When
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