Appeal No. 2003-0196
Application No. 08/601,258
The examiner relies upon the following references as evidence
of obviousness:
Uriu et al. (Uriu) 5,022,263 Jun. 11, 1991
Gruner 2908919 Aug. 27, 1981
(published German Patent specification)
Wienand et al. (Wienand) 4300084 Jul. 07, 1994
(published German Patent specification)1
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over Wienand and Uriu (Answer, page 2). Claim 11
stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Wienand and Uriu further in view of Gruner (Answer, page 4). We
affirm all of the examiner’s rejections on appeal essentially for
the reasons stated in the Answer and those reasons set forth below.
OPINION
A. The Rejection over Wienand and Uriu
The examiner finds that Wienand discloses a method of
adjusting a TCR of a resistance thermometer (i.e., a temperature-
measuring resistive element) having an electrically insulating base
and a platinum film formed on the base, where the method includes
the steps of forming the platinum film on an electrically
1We rely upon and cite from English translations of both the
Gruner and Wienand documents, previously made of record.
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