Appeal No. 1996-3058
Application 08/192,520
conductive and when rotated in
counterclockwise direction the
conductive material 65 which
forms the pattern is
electrical[ly] conductive, see
col. 8, lines 35-52.
It is submitted that while
the conductive surfaces 60 and 65
may be electrically separate due
to counterclockwise or clockwise
rotation of plate 122, all of the
conductive material which forms
the pattern is electrically
connected. (Answer-page 7.)
We agree with the Examiner, while Appellants have
one set of patterns which are claimed as “electrically
connected,” Welch has two sets of patterns, each of which is
electrically connected. Appellants’ “comprising” language
does not preclude
a second set of patterns. Additionally, Welch’s figure 5
contains one set of patterns of conductive material 61 which
is electrically connected.
Appellants further argue:
In moving from gear 4L to 2H
in Figure 5 of Welch et al., none
of the states remains constant
from gear 4L and changes only
upon arrival at gear 2H. The
state measured by contact 223C is
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