Appeal No. 1997-1427
Application No. 08/483,777
(Figures 1 and 2) disclosed by Webb. On the other hand, the
second embodiment (Figure 3c) clearly shows a pad film 26 on
the landing electrodes 14 and on the address electrodes 16.
Webb indicates that “FIG. 3C has protective layer 26 on both
the landing electrodes 14 and address electrode 16" (column 5,
lines 52 and 53). Thus, pad film 26 in the second embodiment
(Figure 3c) “acts as an insulator between said surfaces having
said first bias [address electrodes 16] and said surfaces
having said second bias" [landing electrodes 14 and
deflectable beam 20].
The examiner cited Hornbeck for a teaching of a multi-
level deformable mirror device (Figure 7) that is formed via
steps comprising building a spacer layer, and depositing a
second metal layer upon the first metal layer to form mirrors
and hinges as claimed (Answer, pages 4 and 5). Appellant
argues (Brief, page 4) that “[t]he Hornbeck reference does not
overcome the deficiencies of the Webb reference in the
combination rejection.” Such an argument is not a challenge
to the propriety of combining the teachings of Hornbeck and
Webb.
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