Appeal No. 1996-3262
Application No. 08/141,632
wherein at least said second surface is in contact with
the fluid in response to a temperature change of said diamond
film resulting from heat transfer to sense a parameter of the
fluid.
16. An electric device comprising:
a film;
means for supplying a heat pulse to said film;
means for measuring a temperature variation of said
film caused by said heat pulse; and
means for obtaining an output in response to said heat
pulse from said temperature variation.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Olmstead 3,942,378 Mar. 9, 1976
Bohrer et al. (Bohrer) 4,478,077 Oct. 23, 1984
Miura et al. (Miura) 4,682,496 Jul. 28, 1987
Ohta et al. (Ohta) 4,761,995 Aug. 9, 1988
Cole 4,781,065 Nov. 1, 1988
Inada et al. (Inada) 5,024,083 Jun. 18, 1991
Nakahata et al. (Nakahata) 5,081,434 Jan. 14, 1992
Kimoto et al. (Kimoto) 5,144,380 Sep. 1, 1992
Claims 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Kimoto et al.
Claims 1-3 and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Nakahata et al.
Claims 16 and 17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Bohrer et al.
Claims 5, 6 and 9-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Ohta et al when taken with Nakahata et al
and Inada et al.
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