Appeal No. 2001-1853
Application 09/198,217
a substrate overlapping both the conductive coating and the inner
electrode at the edges thereof. In a corresponding manner as to
claim 17, the feature of both the conductive coating and the
inner electrode having exposed portions is not taught or
suggested among both references in addition to the lack of any
teaching in either reference of utilizing an insulating lacquer
to cover these exposed regions. The examiner's reasoning in the
answer also has not addressed the features of these two dependent
claims.
In view of the foregoing, the examiner's decision rejecting
claims 1-19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is sustained except for
dependent claims 16 and 17. As such, we therefore sustain the
rejection of claims 1-15, 18 and 19. Therefore, the decision of
the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
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