Appeal No. 1997-3028 Application 08/290,083 Harrold 4,320,035 Mar. 16, 1982 Kuroda et al. (Kuroda) 4,607,245 Aug. 19, 1986 Ishikawa et al. (Ishikawa) 5,146,170 Sept. 8, 1992 Mulcahy et al. (Mulcahy), "A Review of Insulation Breakdown and Switching in Gas Insulation," Insulation/Circuits, August 1970, pp. 55-61 Claims 1, 3 and 5 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ishikawa in view of Kuroda, Harrold and Mulcahy. Rather that reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs and the 2 answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION 2Appellants filed an appeal brief on March 7, 1997. Appellants filed a reply brief on August 4, 1997. On Septem- ber 16, 1997, the Examiner mailed an Office communication stating that the reply brief has been entered and considered but no further response by the Examiner is deemed necessary. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007