Appeal No. 2003-1704
Application No. 09/604,141
Claim 29 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
29. A microwave connector assembly for connection to an
electrical device, comprising:
a terminating flexible microwave coaxial cable including an
inner conductor, an intermediate dielectric, an outer flexible
braided conductor, and an outer insulator adapted to conduct
microwave signals of at least 30 GHz;
a coupling nut adapted to connect said microwave flexible
cable to the device; and
an annular locking member having an inside surface sized to
receive said outer insulator of said coaxial cable therein and
bonded by means of a bonding agent to said outer insulator thereof,
said annular locking member being coupled to said coupling nut;
wherein said bonding agent is a high flexural strength rigid
epoxy resin that eliminates movement between said coaxial cable and
said annular locking element and provides antirotational
captivation during mating and demating cycles.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
DeHaan et al. (DeHaan) 4,743,327 May 10, 1988
Toma 5,607,325 Mar. 4, 1997
Shimirak et al. (Shimirak) 5,945,634 Aug. 31, 1999
Claims 1 through 12, 14, 16, 18 through 21, 23 and 27 through
29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Toma in view of Shimirak.
Claims 13, 15, 22, 25 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Toma in view of Shimirak and
DeHaan.
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