Appeal No. 2004-0031 Application 09/485,656 The disclosed invention pertains to a coaxial cable. Representative claim 4 is reproduced as follows: 4. A coaxial cable comprising: a cylindrical plastic rod; an electrically conductive tubular inner conductor surrounding said plastic rod, provided by forming a metal strip into a tubular configuration with the longitudinal side edges of the strip butted together and joined by a continuous longitudinal weld, and adhesively bonded to the plastic rod; a continuous foam polymer dielectric layer closely surrounding the inner conductor; and a tubular metallic outer sheath closely surrounding the foam polymer dielectric layer. The examiner relies on the following references: Mildner 3,309,455 Mar. 14, 1967 Gerland et al. (Gerland) 3,516,859 June 23, 1970 Hafner, Jr. (Hafner) 4,399,322 Aug. 16, 1983 Hollander 5,111,002 May 05, 1992 Barrett et al. (Barrett) 5,371,823 Dec. 06, 1994 Buckel 5,500,488 Mar. 19, 1996 Shotey et al. (Shotey) 5,527,993 June 18, 1996 The following rejections are on appeal before us: 1. Claims 2-5, 10, 19-22, 24 and 26-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Hafner in view of Hollander and Mildner. 2. Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Hafner in view of Hollander and Mildner and further in view of Barrett. -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007