Appeal No. 96-1075
Application 08/041,737
semiconductor 124, because Aoki discloses the superconductor
deposited on the semiconductor and, hence, deposited after
the semiconductor; (2) depositing the superconductor 120 on
top of the semiconductor 124, because Aoki discloses the
superconductor deposited on the semiconductor; and then
(3) interposing a barrier layer between the semiconductor
124 and the overlying superconductor layer as taught by
Sunami. The Examiner's proposed combination produces
vertically arranged layers of, from bottom to top, an
insulating substrate, a semiconductor region, a barrier
layer, and a superconductor region. This is a different
arrangement from the disclosed invention where the
semiconductor region and the superconductor region occupy
different areas on the substrate and do not overlie each
other. However, as discussed in the claim interpretation
section, the independent claims are broad enough to
encompass the Examiner's proposed combination.
Some statements in the Response to Argument section of
the Examiner's Answer suggest that the rejection would keep
the same physical layout of Calviello with the
superconductor and the semiconductor regions spaced apart
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