Appeal No. 1998-2562
Application No. 08/567,403
appellants that Bennin does not disclose the structure of the
tongue as recited in claim 13. Claim 13 recites that the
tongue is formed from the nonconductive dielectric film [note
element 32, Figures 5, 6 and 10]. We interpret this language
to mean that the tongue is integrally formed from the planar
nonconductive dielectric film which is previously recited in
claim 13. The examiner refers to slider pad 39 of Bennin
[Figure 2], and the examiner notes that this slider pad can be
made of a nonconductive
material [Bennin, column 9, line 65 to column 10, line 3].
Although we agree with the examiner that the slider pad 39 of
Bennin can be made of a nonconductive material, there is no
disclosure in Bennin that this nonconductive material should
be formed from the material forming the nonconductive
dielectric film as recited in claim 13. The slider pad 39 of
Bennin is shown to be a completely separate piece from the
material embedding the conductive traces in Bennin.
Thus, we agree with appellants that Bennin fails to
disclose every feature recited in the claimed invention as
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