Appeal 2007-0169
Application 10/262,015
I. APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
The subject matter on appeal is directed to “electrophoretic devices,…
more particularly to electrophoretic devices with nanometer-scale metallic
elements…. (Specification 1, paragraph 0002).” This appealed subject
matter is related to the subject matter described in Appeal No. 2007-0170,
Application 10/262,510.
Further details of the appealed subject matter are recited in illustrative
claim 1, which is reproduced below:
1. In an electrophoretic device, the improvement comprising:
a nanolaminated structure comprising a plurality of alternating layers
of electrically conductive and electrically insulative material, wherein a
cross-section is exposed of said electrically conductive and electrically
insulative material, wherein no portion of any layer of said electrically
insulative material contacts any other layer of said electrically insulative
material;
a three walled non-electrically conductive structure operatively
connected to said nanolaminated structure, wherein said nanolaminated
structure together with said three walled non-electrically conductive
structure forms an enclosed fluid flow channel; and
means for producing an electric field across the electrically
conductive layers of said nanolaminated structure.
II. PRIOR ART
The Examiner has relied upon the following sole reference as
evidence of unpatentability:
Pisharody US 2004/0146863 A1 Jul. 29, 2004
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