Appeal No. 2000-2146
Application No. 09/197,513
shielding of insulated wires within the cable (col. 3, lines 16-
37). The cable further includes an outer jacket or sheath made
of insulating material that surrounds the peripheral side of each
compartment (col. 3, lines 42-46). Thus, similar to Tessier,
Simons includes no teaching or suggestion for modifying the
electric cable of Guilleaume to have the claimed two-part
shielding of insulated pairs of conductors.
Based on our findings above, we remain unpersuaded by the
Examiner’s argument that the use of pairs of insulated
conductors, as taught by Tessier, would not have changed the main
purpose of Guilleaume. The insulating strip or rod of Guilleaume
separates and insulates individual bare conductors from each
other. Additionally, while Tessier shows spacers for separating
conductor pairs and Simons teaches shielding compartments for a
cable, their combination with Guilleaume fails to teach or
suggest a two-part shielding structure that includes a central
rod with radial fins separating pairs of insulated conductors and
a peripheral shield surrounding the rod and the pairs of
conductors, as recited in claim 1. In view of the analysis
above, we find that the Examiner has failed to show the necessary
motivation to modify Guilleaume as suggested by the Examiner.
Accordingly, the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 1, 2, 6 and
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