Appeal No. 1999-1692
Application No. 08/810,477
sections to said potential source means, said first
section having predetermined physical dimensions,
d. potential switching means for selectively
connecting a second of said sections to either said
potential source means or to said ground return,
e. electrical current measuring means, and
f. connecting means for connecting one of said
sections to said electrical current measuring means.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Brinegar 4,021,730 May 03,
1977
Hoyt, Jr. et al. (Hoyt) 4,293,756 Oct. 06,
1981
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hoyt and Brinegar.
The respective positions of the examiner and the appellant
with regard to the propriety of these rejections are set forth in
the final rejection (Paper No. 8) and the examiner’s answer (Paper
No. 13) and the appellant’s brief (Paper No. 12) and reply brief
(Paper No. 14).
Appellant’s Invention
An adequate description of the invention is provided at page
2 of the brief.
The Prior Art
An adequate description of the references is provided at
2
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