Appeal No. 2002-0706
Application No. 09/194,773
13. A method for manufacturing a sensing element for
determining oxygen content in exhaust gases for an internal
combustion engine, comprising the steps of:
blunting edges of a composite arrangement for use as the
sensing element to increase a thermal shock resistance of the
sensing element; and
sintering the composite arrangement to yield the sensing
element, the composite arrangement including at least one ceramic
paste present in film form.
PRIOR ART
The examiner relies on the following prior art references:
Kurishita et al. (Kurishita) 5,144,249 Sep. 1, 1992
Nenadic et al. (Nenadic) 5,871,313 Feb. 16, 1999
(Filed Mar. 14, 1997)
REJECTION
Claims 13, 14 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Kurishita and
Nenadic.
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subject to a common ground of rejection as representative of all
claims in that group and to decide the appeal of that rejection
based solely on the selected representative claim.”).
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