Appeal No. 1999-2070
Application 08/611,899
layer and a plurality of field tips distributed about the
surface of the insulating layer and each field tip having a
proximal end passing through the insulating layer and a distal
end at substantially a predetermined distance from the surface
of the insulating layer, and
(b) a microstrip transmission line overlying the
insulating layer and having a predetermined width causing
electrical contact with a selected group of said field tips at
the proximal end thereof; and
an anode having a first distance from the surface of the
insulating layer and a second distance from the distal ends of
said field tips.
In rejecting Appellants’ claims, the Examiner relies on
the following references:
Shelton et al. (Shelton) 3,746,905 Jul.
17, 1973
Gray et al. (Gray) 4,987,377 Jan. 22,
1991
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 5,097,231 Mar.
17, 1992
Claims 1-3, 5, 10-12, 15, 16, and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Gray. Claim 6
stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Gray.
Claims 1-3, 5-16 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as obvious over Shelton and Johnson. Rather than
repeat the arguments of the Appellants and Examiner, we refer
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