Appeal No. 2001-0110
Application 08/866,395
the forward mating end of the dielectric housing. Furthermore,
we fail to find anything in either Dixon or Kawai that would have
suggested it is beneficial to modify the Dixon internal shield 26
to enhance the EMI shielding qualities. In fact, Dixon teaches
that the most effective EFI suppression can be attained by
providing a direct connection between the external shield 32 and
the shield of a DIN connector plug which is mated with the
miniature circular DIN connector 20. See Dixon, column 10, lines
47 through 52.
In view of the foregoing, we will not sustain the rejection
of claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Dixon in view of Kawai. Furthermore we note
that the Examiner relies on the same reasoning in the rejection
of claim 11 as being unpatentable over Dixon in view of Kawai in
view of Yagi. Therefore we will not sustain the rejection of
claim 11 and dependent claims 15 through 18 for the same reasons
as above. Furthermore for the rejection of claims 3 and 6 through 10
as being unpatentable over Dixon in view of Kawai and further in
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