Appeal No. 2001-0189
Application No. 09/033,873
it solidifies on and is rigidly attached to the ceramic plate.
Appellants further contend, that, contrary to their invention,
Moynihan’s electrodes are on the opposite side of the ceramic
plate from the unelectroded side which is adhesively bonded to
the carbon plate.
After reviewing the Moynihan reference in light of the
arguments of record, we are in general agreement with Appellants’
position as expressed in the Brief. Our interpretation of the
disclosure of Moynihan coincides with that of Appellants, i.e.,
while a ceramic piezoelectric plate is adhesively bonded to a
carbon plate to form a print head, the electrode pattern on the
piezoelectric plate is not constructed of deformable material
which is adhesively bonded to the surface of the piezoelectric
plate.
We further find the Examiner’s reliance on the structure
illustrated in Moynihan’s Figure 11 to be misplaced. This
illustration is directed to a “poling” procedure for polarizing
the piezoelectric plate before it is placed on the carbon plate.
As pointed out by Appellants (Brief, page 24), the electrodes
143 and 144 used in the “poling” procedure are not constructed of
a pattern of deformable material and, further, are removed before
the polarized piezoelectric plate is affixed to the carbon plate.
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