Appeal No. 19987-3176 Page 2
Application No. 08/388,788
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to an apparatus that is useful
in making free-standing diamond film comprising a mandrel having
first and second deposition surfaces, the two deposition surfaces
distinguishable by possessing different diamond bonding
strengths. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. An apparatus for use in making a film of free-
standing diamond, comprising:
a mandrel suitable for use as a substrate in a diamond
deposition process having first and second deposition
surfaces which are tolerant of high temperature associated
with diamond deposition processes, said first surface having
a first diamond bonding strength and said second surface
having a second diamond bonding strength greater than said
first diamond bonding strength.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Smith 4,847,063 Jul. 11, 1989
Chen et al. (Chen) 5,126,207 Jun. 30, 1992
Anno et al. (Anno) 5,204,890 Apr. 20, 1993
Weber et al. (Weber) 5,407,487 Apr. 18, 1995
(Filed May 05, 1994)
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph as being indefinite for failing to particularly point
this Board but by way of petition pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.181.
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