Appeal No. 2002-0531 Page 11
Application No. 09/108,687
The section of the original specification referenced by the appellants discloses
that "[a] part of the intermediate section 22 is removed so that air is present as dielectric
along this removed length of the intermediate sections as indicated by 22'. This means
that the height of the intermediate section 22 is less than the height of the
corresponding passage 16." (Spec. at 4.) Figure 1 of the original specification,
moreover, shows the arrangement of the intermediate section 22, the removed
length 22', and the passage 16. We are persuaded that the disclosure and the showing
reasonably convey to the artisan that the appellants had possession of the claimed
"reduced height portion" as of the filing date of their application.
C. OBVIOUSNESS REJECTIONS
Rather than reiterate the positions of the examiner or the appellants in toto, we
address a point of contention therebetween. The examiner asserts, "Goerlich disclose
a high density connector comprising: a housing [12-14] having a front entrance wall with
a grid of entrance openings [20] . . . and - a removable portion [see figure 4] located at
the front section of the housing supporting a set of input contacts [44] arranged to
correspond to the contacts within the housing at the housing entrance wall."
(Examiner's Answer at 5.) The appellants argue, "[w]hat the Examiner refers to as
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