Appeal No. 1999-2313
Application No. 08/396,288
crystallographic planes than in a direction
perpendicular thereto without causing a transition
of said film out of said superconducting state, said
film being formed so as to orient said Cu-O
crystallographic planes substantially parallel to
said major surface; and
means for flowing supercurrent through said film
in a direction substantially parallel to said major
surface,
whereby the maximum density of supercurrent
flowing through said superconducting film in a
superconductive state is increased.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Author Unknown, Asahi Shinbun, March 10, 1987, page
number and column number unknown (three page, English
language translation).
Hidaka et al. (Hidaka), “Anisotropic Properties of
Superconducting Single-Crystal (La Sr ) CuO ,” 26 Japanese
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Journal of Applied Physics, No. 4, pp. L377-L379 (April
1987).
Iwazumi et al. (Iwazumi), “Preparation and Property of
La Sr CuO Single Crystal,” 26 Japanese Journal of
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Applied Physics, No. 4, pp. L386-L387 (April 1987).
Claims 45-58 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Hidaka or
Iwazumi with respect to claims 45, 46 and 50, and adds
Asahi with respect to claims 47-49 and 51-58.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or
the examiner, we make reference to the brief and the
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