Appeal No. 2006-0737
Reexamination Control No. 90/005,944
Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 4,847,448
for claims 1 and 7. FDJ describes a composite coaxial cable
including a plurality of coaxial cables. (Figure 1, and
Translation, page 3, lines 7 and 16). The cables are spirally
wound about each other for flexibility (Page 5, lines 8-13). The
cables are wrapped in an outer sheath (Fig. 1).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the
art at the time the invention was made to form a composite cable
with multiple coaxial cables helically twisted as claimed in
claims 5 and 8 to increase data capacity (higher resolution) and
remain flexible.
DISPOSITION
The rejection of claims 1 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over JP ‘321 in view of JP ‘622 is REVERSED.
A new ground of rejection is entered against claims 1 and 7
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over JP ‘321 in
view of JP ‘622, Townsend, and Leef.
The rejection of claims 2-4, 6 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over JP ‘321 in view of JP ‘622, further in
view of Leef is SUSTAINED.
2 The copy of claim in the appendix to the brief is incorrect.
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