Appeal No. 2005-2181 Page 2
Application No. 10/044,268
The appellants’ invention relates to a dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) thin film filters and particularly to the composition of layers of high reflective
index thin films of such thin film filters (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants’ brief.
The Prior Art References
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Rancourt et al. (Rancourt) 4,846,551 Jul. 11, 1989
Goossen 5,914,804 Jun. 22, 1999
Mitsui 6,042,752 Mar. 28, 2000
Pelekhaty 6,215,592 Apr. 10, 2001
Adair et al. (Adair) 6,490,381 Dec. 3, 2002
(filed Jun. 1, 2000)
The Rejections
Claims 1 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Pelekhaty in view of Rancourt.
Claims 2 to 3, 8 to 10 and 12 to 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Pelekhaty and Rancourt as applied to claims 1 and 11 and
further in view of Adair.
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