Appeal No. 1998-2482 Application No. 08/533,429 Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. A gasket system for attenuating the propagation of electro- magnetic interference, comprising: a pair of deflectable leg members disposed relative to each other to cause said leg members to deflect away from each other when said gasket system is positioned between two opposing substrates and the substrates are drawn together so that said leg members provide dual contact with one of the substrates to substantially attenuate electromagnetic interference across said gasket system. The examiner relies on the following references: Hadley et al. (Hadley) 3,304,360 Feb. 14, 1967 Bogner 4,396,795 Aug. 02, 1983 Cantrell et al. (Cantrell) 5,252,782 Oct. 12, 1993 Claims 1-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as relying on a specification which lacks an adequate written description. Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 and 19 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Hadley. Claims 3-5, 11-13, 18 and 20-22 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Hadley in view of Cantrell. Claims 8 and 16 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Hadley in view of Bogner. Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of appellant and the examiner. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007