Appeal No. 1997-1331
Application 08/289,679
of continuous uninterrupted electrical conductors as called
for in each of the independent claims on appeal. Under these
circumstances, it is not apparent to us, and the examiner has
not convincingly explained, how the combined teachings of the
applied references would have suggested the subject matter of
the independent claims on appeal. For this reason alone, the
standing § 103 rejection of claims 1, 4-6, 9, 11-14, 16, 19
and 20 as being unpatentable over Ward in view of Munroe is
not sustainable.
As to the rejection of claims 3, 10, 17 and 18 as being
unpatentable over Ward in view of Munroe and further in view
of Demi, the Demi reference additionally applied in this
rejection does not render obvious what we have found to be
lacking in Ward and Munroe. Accordingly, this rejection also
will not be sustained.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
REVERSED
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