Appeal No. 2001-1451
Application No. 09/166,656
the examiner has disregarded the language of the claims. The
claim language is not as broad as averred by the examiner. The
claims specifically recite that the probe must terminate at the
active layer, which requires the probe to contact the
source/drain region. AAPA fails to remedy the deficiency of
Gaul. Consequently, we cannot sustain the rejection of claims 1
through 17 and 19 through 23.
Regarding claim 18, the examiner adds Kazama to AAPA and
Filippazzi or Gaul. Since Kazama fails to overcome the
shortcomings of both Filippazzi and Gaul, we cannot sustain the
rejection of claim 18.
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