Appeal No. 1998-1068
Application No. 08/472,833
The References
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Behn et al. (“Behn”) 4,508,049 Apr. 2, 1985
Schultz et al., "Preparation and Characterization of Pulsed Laser Deposited HTSC Film"; SPIE, Vol.
1187, p. 204-215. (1989) (“Schultz”)
The Rejection
Claims 19 and 29-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Behn
alone or in view of Schultz.
1. The Behn Reference
Behn describes the production of electrical components which have alternate metal and
polymer layers carried on a substrate. (Abstract). The electrical components are produced by fixing
the substrates on a rotatable drum and rotating the drum through first and second vacuum chambers
which are air-locked with respect to each other. (Abstract). In the first chamber the substrate is
coated with a metal by a vapor deposition process, for example, by vaporizing a metal with an electron
beam. (Col. 1, line 66 to col. 2, line 2 and col. 4, lines 31-34). A glow discharge polymer coating is
applied in the second vacuum chamber. (Col. 4, lines 34-37). The air locks preferably have a port
which allows for the evacuation of residual monomer gas and/or vaporized metal which respectively
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