Appeal No. 1997-2046 Page 7
Application No. 08/059,350
ferromagnetic sub-layers stacked directly upon one another
...." (Appeal Br. at 22.)
Claims 40-52 and 75 each specifies in pertinent part the
following limitations: "at least one ferromagnetic layer
stacked on said planar inductance element; wherein said at
least one ferromagnetic layer comprises a plurality of
ferromagnetic sub-layers stacked directly upon one another
with no intervening structure between the plurality of sub-
layers." Claim 53 specifies in pertinent part the following
limitations: "ferromagnetic layers, each ferromagnetic layer
comprising a plurality of ferromagnetic ribbon which are
sandwiched together ...." Claim 54 specifies in pertinent
part the following limitations: "a first ferromagnetic layer;
... wherein the first ferromagnetic layer comprises a
plurality of ferromagnetic sub-layers that are stacked upon
one another; and wherein there are no coils between the
stacked plurality of ferromagnetic sub-layers." Claim 55
specifies in pertinent part the following limitations: "a
first ferromagnetic layer; ... wherein the first ferromagnetic
layer comprises a plurality of a sub-layers that are stacked
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