Appeal No. 2005-2005
Application 10/273,845
stress (which is comparable with tensile strength) of 2Ns
(Newton) which corresponds to 2 MPa" (Br7).
The examiner finds that the core comprises two conductors
and their insulation, which is supported by Hayashi which refers
to the insulated conductors 2 and 3 as wire cores (EA12-13). The
examiner finds that the statement that "the insulation of the
wires within the core 1 of the cable in general and the filler 7
of the cable of FIGS. 3 and 4 can be made of expanded material"
(spec. at page 6), indicates that appellants intend for the
core 1 and the filler 7 to be separate entities (EA13). The
examiner defines a "sheath" as "an enveloping structure or part"
and finds that layers 6 and 7 of Hayashi clearly envelop the core
comprising the two insulated conductors (EA15). The examiner
finds that since the fillers 7 are made of expanded material,
such as expanded PVC, and since appellants stated in the
specification that expanded PVC has a tensile strength from 10 to
50 MPa, the fillers must meet that strength limitation (EA15).
Appellants note that the fundamental misunderstanding is the
meaning of the "core" (RBr4). It is argued that while the
examiner considers the core to only be the conductor, the core of
a cable comprises all elements which are finally surrounded by a
protecting sheath (RBr5). It is noted that the core is generally
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