Appeal No. 2006-0672
Application No. 10/112,176
Claim 1 on appeal is illustrative of the invention and a copy of this claim is reproduced
below:
1. A method of manufacturing an electrical connector for use in a downhole tool,
the method comprising placing a dielectric body around a conductor, thereby forming an
electrical connector, wherein the dielectric body comprises a composition, and the
composition comprises a polyetherketoneketone or a derivative of a
polyetherketoneketone.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Gay et al. (Gay) 4,816,556 Mar. 28, 1989
Moss et al. (Moss) 5,049,340 Sep. 17, 1991
Denninger 5,554,042 Sep. 10, 1996
Claims 1, 2, 4-6, 13, 18-23 and 25-26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Denninger in view of Moss (Answer, page 3). Claims 3, 7-12, 14-17,
24 and 27-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Denninger
in view of Moss and Gay (Answer, page 4). Based on the totality of the record, we
affirm both rejections on appeal essentially for the reasons stated in the Answer as well
as those reasons set forth below.
OPINION
Since Moss specifically states that the PEKK resins of his invention are the same
as those claimed in Gay (Moss, col. 2, ll. 49-51; Answer, page 4), we will consider the
two rejections on appeal together and discuss the combined disclosures and teachings
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007