Appeal No. 2003-1485
Application No. 09/885,086
a jacket surrounding said plurality of individual twisted
pairs,
at least two of said twisted pairs each being laterally
wrapped with a metal composite shield having a polymer layer and
a metal layer, and said metal layer having a thickness of from
about 0.0003 inches to 0.001 inches,
each of said shields has an inner surface and an outer
surface opposite the inner surface and said outer surface facing
said jacket,
each shield has a first overlapping longitudinal side and a
second overlapping longitudinal side, and
said first and second overlapping sides being bonded
together by a bonding agent.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Dembiak et al. (Dembiak) 3,703,605 Nov. 21, 1972
Krabec et al. (Krabec) 4,477,693 Oct. 16, 1984
Gareis 5,486,649 Jan. 23, 1996
Deitz, Sr. et al. (Deitz) 5,956,445 Sep. 21, 1999
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Deitz in view of Dembiak.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Deitz in view of Dembiak and Gareis.
Claims 4 through 6 and 8 through 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Deitz in view of
Dembiak and Krabec.
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