Appeal No. 96-2682
Application 08/145,269
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-
tion of claims 1 through 20, all of the claims pending in the
application.
The invention relates to electrical leads for lamps
comprised of an alloy of molybdenum and tungsten. Appellants
disclose on page 9 of the specification that Figure 3 shows a
halogen lamp 1 comprised of an outer envelope 3 and electrode
leads 5a, 5b and 5c extending through the envelope into a hollow
portion of the envelope 3. Appellants disclose that a pinch seal
13 is formed between the electrode leads 5a, 5b and 5c which
hermetically seals the lamp. Appellants disclose that the
electrode leads 5a, 5b and 5c are comprised of an alloy of
molybdenum and tungsten.
The only independent claims 1 and 6 present in the
application are reproduced as follows:
1. An electrode lead for a lamp comprised of an alloy
comprised of between about 10 to 90 percent by weight tungsten
and about 10 to 90 percent by weight molybdenum.
6. An electric lamp comprising a sealed vitreous
envelope defining a hollow portion and at least one electrode
lead extending through said envelope into said hollow portion,
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