Ex parte MURPHY - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1998-1773                                       Page 3           
          Application No. 08/609,303                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellant's invention relates to a system for                      
          terminating the shield of a high speed cable.  An                           
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading                
          of exemplary claims 25, 31, 37 and 44 (the independent claims               
          on appeal), which appear in the appendix to the appellant's                 
          brief.                                                                      


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Schantz                  3,916,139                     Oct. 28,             
          1975                                                                        
          Dohi                          4,966,565                     Oct.            
          30, 1990                                                                    
          Brunker et al.                5,304,069                     Apr.            
          19, 1994                                                                    
          (Brunker)                                                                   



               Claims 25, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39 to 42, 44 and 46 to              
          49 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable               
          over Brunker in view of Schantz.                                            











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