Appeal No. 1997-2164
Application No. 08/277,468
an aluminum oxide feedthrough plate with several holes. Pins
are brazed into these holes and the ceramic plate is brazed to
the vacuum enclosure. These limitations are found in claim
19;
an aluminum oxide feedthrough plate . . . vacuum package
enclosure structure sized to receive the feedthrough
plate . . . a pin bore through the feedthrough plate for
each feedthrough pin . . . a metallic brazed joint
between each feedthrough pin and its respective bore . .
. a second metallic brazed joint between the vacuum
package enclosure structure and the feedthrough plate.
Thus, the scope of claim 19 includes an aluminum oxide
feedthrough plate brazed directly to a vacuum package
enclosure, where the feedthrough plate has several pins brazed
into holes through the plate.
Next, we consider the rejection of claims 1 through 4, 9,
11 through 16, 18 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based upon
Mizuhara and Oeschger. On page 2 of the Examiner's answer
(answer), the Examiner identifies that Mizuhara teaches a
ceramic feedthrough plate where there are holes to accept
pins, and each pin is brazed to the ceramic plate. The
Examiner also identifies that "Mizuhara et al lacks an
enclosure and brazing the feed- through plate to the
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