Appeal No. 97-1049
Application No. 08/489,256
have been allowed, and claims 2, 3, 34, and 35 have been
canceled.
The appellants' invention relates to an integrated surge
protector connector for a coaxial cable. Claim 36 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
36. An integrated surge protector connector for a
coaxial cable having inner and outer conductors,
said surge protector connector comprising a unitary
hollow body having first and second sections, said
first section containing coaxial cable connector
elements directly engaging the inner and outer
conductors of the coaxial cable so that the
integrated surge protector connector is directly
attached to the coaxial cable without using a
separate coaxial cable connector between the
integrated surge protector connector and the coaxial
cable, said second section containing a shorting
stub conductively connected to the inner conductor
of the coaxial cable via one of said connector
elements so that said shorting stub diverts to
ground a dangerous current surge.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Juds et al. (Juds) 4,046,451 Sep. 06, 1977
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