Appeal No. 2002-0388 Page 2
Application No. 08/937,859
THE CLAIMED SUBJECT MATTER
Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal:
1. A pressure sensor comprising:
a semiconductor frame having an opening;
a flexible membrane which extends over the semiconductor frame and over the
opening of the semiconductor frame; and
a first strain gage resistor formed over a portion of the membrane which extends
over the opening of the semiconductor frame.
THE EVIDENCE
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies upon the following prior art
references:
Rud, Jr et al. (Rud)4,777,826Oct. 18, 1988
Kurtz et al. (Kurtz) 5,891,751 Apr. 6, 1999
(filed Sep. 9, 1996)
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
combination of Rud, Kurtz, and Kotaki (Answer at pp. 3-4).
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