Appeal No. 2005-0303
Application No. 09/928,884
Representative independent claim 15 is reproduced as follows:
15. A partitioned circuit assembly for integration into an
engine controller comprising:
a partitioned circuit element;
a partitioned circuit housing surrounding said partitioned circuit
element; and
a plurality of connectors.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Natsume 5,764,487 Jun. 09, 1998
Denzene et al. (Denzene) 6,219,258 Apr. 17, 2001
(Filed Jan. 29, 1999)
Claims 8, and 13-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102 (b) over Natsume.
Claims 9-12, 16, and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable
over Natsume in view of Denzene.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
Turning first to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §102 (b), a claim is anticipated only
when a single prior art reference expressly or inherently discloses each and every
element or step thereof. Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices Inc., 848 F.2d 1560,
1570, 7 USPQ2d 1057, 1064 (Fed. Cir. 1988); RCA Corp. v. Applied Digital Data
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