Appeal No. 96-1075
Application 08/041,737
superconductor region," it is implied that the layer or
means is formed before the superconductor region. The order
of putting down the barrier layer and the superconductor
results in different devices; i.e., a device where the
barrier layer is formed after forming the superconductor is
different than a device where the barrier layer is formed
before forming the superconductor because the semiconductor
would be contaminated when the barrier layer is formed last.
Further, the order precludes a device where the layer is
deposited on top of the semiconductor and superconductor.
Thus, claims 61, 66, 71, and 76 require the layer or means
to be deposited before the superconductor.
By comparison, claim 52 does not contain any
limitations about the "barrier layer" preserving or
protecting "during formation of said superconductor region."
The order of the limitations in claim 52 do not constitute
an order of manufacture; i.e., the fact that the "barrier
layer" is recited before the "superconductor region formed
on said substrate" does not imply that the barrier layer is
constructed before the superconductor region. The "barrier
layer" can be formed before or after the superconductor
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