Ex parte YAMAMOTO et al. - Page 2




               Appeal No. 1999-0426                                                                                                
               Application No. 08/247,894                                                                                          


                                                        BACKGROUND                                                                 

                       The appellants’ invention relates to a waterproof structure for wire harness.  An                           
               understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which                            
               is reproduced below.                                                                                                
                       1.     A system for a waterproof wire harness structure, comprising:                                        
                       a)     at least one instrument;                                                                             
                       b)     a plurality of electric wires connected to the instrument;                                           
                       c)     a plurality of wire connecting parts at which the electrical wires are                               
                       bundled; and                                                                                                
                       d)     a sealant retained by a specified wire connecting part of said wire                                  
                       connecting parts, said sealant having a viscidity less than about 40000 CPS                                 
                       and a hardness after solidification of less than about 50 on the Shore-D                                    
                       scale;                                                                                                      
                              wherein the specified wire connecting part is arranged in a position                                 
                       nearest to the instrument positioned at a tail end of an intruding course of                                
                       water into said harness.                                                                                    

                       The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the                             
               appealed claims are:                                                                                                
               Koblitz et al. (Koblitz)                      4,714,801                      Dec. 22, 1987                          
               Jervis                                        4,859,809                      Aug. 22, 1989                          

                       Claims 1-4, 6, 8-10, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                                   
               unpatentable over Koblitz in view of Jervis.                                                                        

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