Appeal No. 2002-0159 Page 2
Application No. 08/951,317
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine
comprising low tension components including a low tension
primary coil, and high tension components including a high
tension secondary coil, a high tension terminal, a
connecting member for connecting said high tension secondary
coil and said high tension terminal, and a control circuit
connected to said primary coil for generating a high tension
potential at said high tension secondary coil by
intermittently supplying current to said low tension primary
coil, said ignition coil comprising:
a conductive member, extending axially and
circumferentially between said high tension secondary coil
and said high tension terminal to have said a high tension
potential, thereby providing a conductive surface area to
moderate electric field strength around said connecting
member, said conductive member being provided substantially
from an end of said high tension coil to said high tension
terminal.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Oosuka et al. (Oosuka) 5,778,863 July 14, 1998
(filed Dec. 05, 1995)
Endo et al. (Endo) JP 57-212371 Dec. 17, 1982
Claims 1, 2, 4 and 9-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter which was
not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably
convey to one skilled in the art that the inventors, at the time
the application was filed, had possession of the claimed
invention. Claims 1, 2, 4 and 9-18 also stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point
out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant
regards as the invention. Finally, claims 1, 2, 4 and 9-18 stand
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