Appeal 2006-3339
Application 10/869,805
conductors. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. A high speed data cable comprising:
a plurality of individual twisted pairs, each individual twisted pair
includes a first insulated conductor twisted about a second insulated
conductor;
a jacket surrounding said plurality of individual twisted pairs,
at least two of said twisted pairs each being laterally wrapped with a
metal composite shield having a polymer layer and a metal layer, and said
metal layer having a thickness of from about 0.0003 inches to 0.001 inches,
each of said shields has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite
the inner surface and said outer surface facing said jacket,
each shield has a first overlapping longitudinal side and a second
overlapping longitudinal side, and
said first and second overlapping sides being bonded together by a
bonding agent and wherein bonding of each of said shields affects improved
resistance to deformation and impedance stability.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Dembiak 3,703,605 Nov. 21, 1972
Krabek 4,477,693 Oct. 16, 1984
Gareis 5,486,649 Jan. 23, 1996
Deitz 5,956,445 Sep. 21, 1999
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Deitz in view of Dembiak.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Deitz in view of Dembiak and Gareis.
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