Appeal No. 96-1637
Application 08/130,940
The invention pertains to an antenna. Claim 1 is
illustrative and reads as follows:
1. A system for receiving and transmitting radio
signals in high latitude regions where the environment includes
sea ice, said system comprising:
an antenna for transmitting and receiving substantially
vertically polarized radio waves, said antenna being formed from a
wire; and
said antenna being deployed on and extending along an
upper surface of said sea ice.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence
of obviousness are:
Rogers et al. (Rogers) 1,322,622 Nov. 25,
1919
Hine GB 2 140 215A Nov. 21,
1984
(British Patent Document)
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point
out and distinctly claim the subject matter which appellants
regard as their invention.
Claims 1-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hine taken alone or in combination with
Rogers.
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