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.
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