Appeal No. 1996-3052 Application 08/064,639 being obliquely formed in the boundary between two portions for the purpose for reducing the gap between the G2 electrode and the G3 electrode in order to improve the focusing perfor- mance without deteriorating the breakdown voltage characteris- tics. Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. A cathode-ray tube which has an electron gun that includes a one piece electrode plate, wherein said one piece electrode plate has a plurality of beam passage holes and bead supports, a portion having said beam passage holes and a portion having said bead supports are formed as a one piece structure, said two portions have different thicknesses and steps having inclined and continuous walls between said two portions. The examiner does not rely on any references. Claims 1, 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Appellants' admitted prior art. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007