Appeal No. 1998-0380
Application No. 08/518,062
As evidence of anticipation and obviousness, the examiner
has applied the documents listed below:
Hughes 3,772,554 Nov. 13, 1973
Hawley, R., "Solid Insulators in Vacuum: A Review", Vacuum,
vol. 18, number 7, Pergamon Press Ltd., pp 383-390, 1968.
The following rejections are before us for review.
Claims 1, 2, 5, and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Hughes.
Claims 1, 2, 5, and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Hughes.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hughes in view of Hawley.
The full text of the examiner’s rejections and response
to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer
(Paper No. 14), while the complete statement of appellants’
argument can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos.
13 and 15).
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