Appeal No. 1998-2910
Application No. 08/500,282
The invention is directed to an amorphous-diamond
electron emitter and method of forming same.
Representative independent claim 6 is reproduced as
follows:
6. In an electron emitter, the improvement comprising:
a substrate having a textured surface, and
a layer of doped amorphous-diamond on the substrate.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kumar [Kumar 193] 5,536,193 Jul. 16,
1996
Blanchet-Fincher et al. 5,578,901 Nov. 26,
1996
[Fincher]
Kumar et al. 5,600,200 Feb. 4,
1997
[Kumar 200]
Claims 1, 3-6, 9-12 and 15-20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kumar [193], Kumar [200],
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