Appeal No. 1998-1079 Application No. 08/572,166 Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. An assembly comprising: a multibranched bundle of electrical conductors; an electromagnetic shielding system provided on the multibranched bundle and comprising a network of metal sheath elements surrounding said electrical conductors and interconnected with one another to provide an electrical continuity of said electromagnetic shielding system; and protecting means, comprising a plurality of protective elements, for protecting the multibranched bundle against frictional wear caused by said metal sheath elements; wherein said metal sheath elements and said protective elements comprise braid elements formed directly on said multibranched bundle, said braid elements of said metal sheath elements comprising wires, and said braid elements of said protective elements comprising filaments of a wear- resistant material. The examiner relies on the following references: Sawyer 319,326 Jun. 2, 1885 Kurzböck 4,640,178 Feb. 3, 1987 Sato 5,012,045 Apr. 30, 1991 Clouet et al. (Clouet) 5,378,853 Jan. 3, 1995 (filed Jan. 27, 1993) Claims 1-8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner cites Clouet, Sawyer and Kurzböck, with regard to claims 1-7, adding Sato with regard to claim 8. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007