Appeal No. 1998-2975
Application No. 08/790,250
12. A variable voltage protection component for
placement between a ground and an electronic circuit
comprising:
a voltage variable material;
a reinforcing layer having a substantially constant
thickness embedded in the voltage variable material; and
a compressible conductive ground plane contacting said
variable voltage protection component.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Schurter et al. (Schurter) 3,813,639 May 28,
1974
Admitted Prior Art found on pages 1-4 of the specification
(APA)
Claims 12, 14 through 18, 43, 51, and 52 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over APA in view
of Schurter.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 22,
mailed April 13, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejection, and to appellants' Brief (Paper
No. 21, filed January 15, 1998) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 23,
filed June 12, 1998) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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