Appeal 2007-2532
Application 10/608,791
external trigger and thereby give rise to the changes in the detectable
memory states. Without the changes in chemical bonds, there would be no
change in memory state. Under these circumstances, it was reasonable for
the Examiner to find that the transitions in memory states "arise from" the
changes in the chemical bonds.
Jackson's argument that claim 1 excludes transitions between memory
states involving accumulations of charge or polarization currents (Br. at 11)
is misplaced whenever, as in Stasiak, the accumulations of charge or the
polarization currents involve changes in chemical bonds. It is improper to
read limitations from examples in the specification into the claims.
Accordingly, the rejection of claim 1 as anticipated by Stasiak under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is AFFIRMED.
Krieger
The Examiner relies on the disclosure by Krieger of memory devices
having the same general layout of overlapping conductors sandwiching a
layer of material that can be organic polymers to reject claims 1–27 and 32
as being anticipated. In particular, Krieger teaches that "[t]he described
implementation of the functional zone allows to create a structure capable of
changing the active layer resistance and/or forming high conductivity areas
or lines in the active layer under external electric and/or light radiation effect
on the memory cell." (Krieger at 2, ¶ 19, emphasis added.)
Jackson argues that Krieger fails to disclose memory elements that
arise from changes in chemical bonds or changes in organic polymer doping
as required by claim 1. (Br. at 12–13.) Jackson urges further that "many of
the dependent claims are completely unsupported by the cited references"
(Br. at 13), but provides a specific argument only for claim 4 (Id.). We shall
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