Appeal No. 1998-1981
Application No. 08/695,899
able to avoid high electric field strengths in the semi-
conducting glaze on said portion of said insulator.
Appellant's claim 9 further recites "[a] surface current
conduction and strength means . . . for providing mechanical
strength for support of said volume current conveyance means."
In the Examiner's Answer, the Examiner states that Tsuzuki
teaches a surface current conduction and strength means as
shown as Element 9 in the Tsuzuki Figure.
Turning to Tsuzuki, we note that in column 3, lines 8
through 11, Tsuzuki teaches that the thickness of the alloy
portion 9 is shown on an enlarged scale in the Figure.
Furthermore, Tsuzuki teaches in column 3, lines 12 through 16
that the low melting point alloy portion 9 may be formed by
melt- spray or metallized on the semi-conducting glaze 4.
Thus, Tsuzuki teaches that Element 9 is a very thin foil
applied over the semi-conducting glaze 4. Therefore, we fail
to find that the Element 9 provides any mechanical strength
for support of the volume current conveyance means.
Therefore, we fail to find that Tsuzuki teaches all of
the elements as recited in Appellant's claim 9. Therefore, we
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