Appeal No. 1999-0529
Application 08/588,800
the application [answer, page 6].
We agree with the examiner’s finding that Martin
anticipates the invention of claim 24. We note that claim 24
is drawn to the structure of a channel plate. Appellants’
argument appears to be directed more to the manner in which
appellants create spacer members within the dielectric sheet
rather than to the claimed resulting structure. As the
examiner points out, the dielectric sheet of appellants’
disclosed invention is completely missing between the spacer
members [note Figure 3]. Thus, the
dielectric sheet of the claimed invention consists of only a
series of separated spacer members after the through holes
have been formed. There is no “sheet” remaining after the
through holes have been formed. We interpret the examiner’s
position to be that the structure resulting from Martin’s
added spacer members 110c in Figure 4B is the same as the
structure resulting from appellants’ dielectric sheet after
the through holes have been formed. We agree with the
examiner that the structure of claim 24 is the same as
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