Appeal No. 1998-1408 Page 23
Application No. 08/569,529
shows that each portion is contoured around an opposite leg of
a core 1. Fig. 1.
For its part, Dirks discloses an insulated bridge
comprising two portions. The reference shows that each
portion 17, 18 is contoured around an opposite leg of a
ferrite core 2. Fig. 1.
In view of these disclosures, we are persuaded that the
teachings of Sato, Layton, and Dirks in combination with the
prior art as a whole would have suggested the claimed
limitations of the flexible, dielectric sheet comprising two
portions, each
portion contoured around an opposite leg of a core.
Therefore, we affirm the rejection of claims 15-18 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a).
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 1, 5-7, and 15-18
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed. The rejection of claims
2-4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), however, is reversed.
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