Appeal No. 2001-0752
Application 09/084,680
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal and is reproduced below:
1. A coaxial cable construction comprising
(i) an inner electrical conductor comprising a
single electrical conductor or a core of
two or more electrical conductors;
(ii) dielectric insulation comprising an inert
gas or air and a solid, said solid com-
prising (a) a polymer selected from the
group consisting of polyethylene, poly-
propylene, fluoropolymers, and mixtures
of two or more of said polymers and (b) an
alkylhydroxyphenylalkanoyl hydrazine; and
(iii) an outer electrical conductor.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Boysen 3,968,463 July 6, 1976
Abrams et al. (Abrams) 4,139,936 Feb. 20, 1979
Keogh et al. (Keogh) 5,453,322 Sept. 26, 1995
GROUND OF REJECTION
Claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Boysen in view of Keogh and Abrams.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Coaxial cable is generally comprised of an inner
conductor, such as copper or aluminum, an outer conductor which
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007