Appeal No. 97-3030
Application No. 08/254,181
b. a conductive strip for conducting electrical
current to said resistance strip.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Hedden et al. (Hedden) 3,396,055 Aug. 6, 1968
Pons Pons 4,425,302 Jan. 10,
1984
Napierski 4,588,874 May 13,
1986
Hawkins 4,730,103 Mar. 8, 1988
Maury et al. (Maury) 4,947,075 Aug. 7, 1990
Yamamoto et al. (Yamamoto) 5,000,662 Mar. 19, 1991
Hung et al. (Hung) 5,155,649 Oct. 13, 1992
Claims 1, 5, 7, 8, 11 through 15 and 17 through 19 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness,
in the final rejection, the examiner cited Pons Pons, Yamamoto
and Napierski with regard to claims 1 and 11 through 14,
adding Hawkins with regard to claims 5, 7 and 8, adding Hung
to the original combination with regard to claims 15, 17 and
18 and relying on Pons Pons, Yamamoto, Hawkins and Maury with
regard to claim 19. In a new ground of rejection entered in
the principal answer, the rejections of the claims remain the
same except that the examiner has dropped reliance on
Napierski altogether and substitutes Hedden for Yamamoto.
Reference is made to the briefs and answers for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
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