Appeal No. 2002-2304
Application No. 09/419,157 Page 7
emitting coherently, and (answer, page 10) that the fact that Zhu
does no disclose this basic wave phenomena does not preclude the
phenomena from occurring.
Appellants respond (reply brief, page 2) that the examiner
provides no evidence that Zhu has "coherent" electromagnetic
radiation. It is argued (id.) that if, as the examiner
maintains, electromagnetic energy attenuation is inherent in any
and every spacing of connectors, then the mother and daughter
boards described in appellants' background presumably would not
have cans or fences. Appellants further argue (id.) that the
connectors of Zhu that the examiner is relying upon are in fact
used to transfer signals between daughter boards and the mother
board, and that the examiner must provide some evidence that the
connectors that transfer information as signals also attenuate
unwanted signals. It is further argued (id.) that Zhu discloses
no more than a conventional mother board and daughter board
configuration, and that (reply brief, pages 2 and 3) the examiner
has no basis for suggesting that Zhu inherently discloses
“‘electrical connector spaced to attenuate . . . electromagnetic
energy’ since the only connectors disclosed by Zhu are edge card
connectors that carry information signals. The written
description makes clear that the edge card connectors disclosed
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