Appeal No. 96-1637
Application 08/130,940
environment.
In Figure 8, Rogers illustrates an antenna wire on and along an
upper surface of a sea environment. Whereas sea ice is only sea
water reduced to the solid state, it is considered that Rogers
would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art the use
of Rogers’ antenna on the surface of sea ice.
Regarding claim 2, appellants’ argument that Rogers does
not teach a tuner is not well taken. Elements such as capacitors
13 and 14 comprise a tuner. Clearly, each of Rogers’
communication stations needs a tuner to receive incoming signals
at receiver 12.
With respect to dependent claim 7 and independent claim
14, Rogers discloses at column 3, lines 1-11, that antenna wire 16
is preferably in contact with the earth and constitutes a ground
connection along its entire length. Thus, in using the term
“preferably”, Rogers suggests another arrangement, that not
preferred, where the antenna wire would be ungrounded. As to
claims 10, 11 and 13, Rogers shows in Figures 2 and 3 an antenna
formed from first and second wires extending in opposite
directions.
As to dependent claim 3, the examiner’s position that it
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