Appeal No. 2000-2146
Application No. 09/197,513
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention is directed to a telecommunication
cable comprising a plurality of individually insulated conductor
pairs with electrical shielding around each pair (specification,
page 3). The electrical shield includes a central rod with
radial fins separating the conductor pairs from each other and
partially shielding each pair (specification, page 4). A
peripheral shield completes the shielding of each conductor pair
by surrounding the rod and the set of conductor pairs separated
by the fins (id.)
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A multiple pair cable with individually shielded
pairs, having a circular cross-section, comprising:
a plurality of pairs of insulated conductors; and
electrical shields surrounding each of said pairs of
insulated conductors,
wherein said electrical shields include a central rod
with radial fins separating said pairs of insulated
conductors from each other and partially shielding said
pairs of insulated conductors, and a peripheral shield
surrounding said rod and said pairs of insulated conductors
being separated from each other for completing the shielding
of each of said pairs of insulated conductors.
The Examiner relies on the following references in rejecting
the claims:
Guilleaume 483,285 Sep. 27, 1892
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