Appeal No. 1999-1638
Application No. 08/721,395
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to an electrical connector having conductors arranged to
achieve reduction in crosstalk. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a dielectric housing; and
a plurality of conductors situated within the housing having a generally flat blade
portion disposed at an output end of the housing, an intermediate portion and an insulation
displacement contact (IDC) portion for receiving an individual wire, wherein the
intermediate portions of adjacent conductors are alternately situated substantially in a
lower or an upper plane and are alternately of a shorter or a longer length.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Davis et al. (Davis) 5,123,859 Jun. 23, 1992
Baker, III et al. (Baker) 5,226,835 Jul. 13, 1993
Claims 1-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Baker and Davis.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 6) and the Examiner's Answer (Paper
No. 11) for a statement of the examiner's position and to the Brief (Paper No. 9) for
appellants’ position with respect to the claims which stand rejected.
OPINION
The Baker reference, which we note is discussed on pages 1 and 2 of appellants’
specification, discloses an arrangement of conductors in an electrical connector for
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