Appeal No. 2005-0005
Application No. 10/156,568
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a multiconductor connector adapted to be
connected to a plurality of paired cables for high-speed transmission of a signal. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,
which is reproduced below.
1. A multiconductor connector adapted to be connected to a plurality
of paired cables for high-speed transmission of a signal, wherein each of
the paired cables comprise a first terminal and a second terminal, and a
distance between the first terminal and the second terminal is equal to a
predetermined distance, wherein the connector comprises:
an insulator plate having a predetermined thickness, wherein the
insulator plate comprises:
an upper surface comprising a first plurality of signal
contacts formed thereon; and
a lower surface opposite the upper surface, wherein the
lower surface comprises a second plurality of signal contacts formed
thereon, and each of the second plurality of signal contacts is aligned with
a corresponding one of the first plurality of signal contacts, wherein the
predetermined thickness is selected, such that each of the first plurality of
signal contacts are adapted to engage a corresponding one of the first
terminals and each of the second plurality of signal contacts are adapted
to engage a corresponding one of the second terminals, without altering
the predetermined distance.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
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