Appeal No. 2000-1491 Page 7
Application No. 09/067,811
Thus, dielectric material is not the same material from which
electrodes are made.
Secondly, it is our view the claimed limitation that the
conveying element is "formed without electrode material" finds
written description support in the original disclosure cited
by the examiner. In that regard, the conveyor belt 1 is
disclosed (specification, page 13, lines 18-19) as being
"formed of a dielectric material" which means that the
conveyor belt 1 is formed from nonconductive material (i.e.,
material not suited for conducting, or put another way,
material not suitable for being an electrode). In addition,
it is our view that the appellants' two-layer conveyor belt
301 does provide support for the conveying element being
"formed without electrode material" since the inner surface of
belt 301 is electrically conductive (i.e., made from material
suitable for being an electrode).
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 1 to 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 112 is
reversed.
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