Appeal No. 95-4799 Application 07/996,516 a series connection of N superconducting tunnel junctions; wherein N is an integer which is greater than the larger of A and B, and which is less than the larger of C and D; wherein A=3 B=0.05(SC /(20 x 10 F)) ,o -12 0.5 C=20(SC /(5 x 10 F)) , ando -12 0.5 D=10SC /(5 x 10 F);o -12 wherein F denotes farads, S denotes a total area of said N superconducting tunnel junctions in cm , and C denotes an2 o electric capacitance per unit area of said N superconducting tunnel junctions in F/cm .2 The examiner relies on the following references: Irwin et al. (Irwin), "Planar Antenna-Coupled SIS Devices For Detection And Mixing," Sixth International Conference On Infrared And Millimeter Waves, December 7-12, 1981, pp. 35-36. Ishibashi et al. (Ishibashi), "Possible Use Of Bulk Superconductor With Tunnel Junctions For Nuclear Radiation Spectroscopy," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Vol. 227, No. 3, December 1, 1984, pp. 483-488. Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as anticipated by either one of Ishibashi or Irwin. Claims 16 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable over either one of Ishibashi or Irwin. -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007