Appeal 2007-0970
Application 10/732,580
a stylus disposed above said first electrode, said stylus having a phase
change tip comprised of a phase change material;
an apex of said phase change tip disposed on said first electrode; and
a second electrode in contact with said stylus.
The Examiner relies upon the following references in the rejection of
the appealed claims:
Hudgens US 6,507,061 B1 Jan. 14, 2003
Lowrey US 6,908,812 B2 Jun. 21, 2005
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a storage device
comprising a stylus having an apex that is disposed on a first electrode. The
apex or tip of the stylus is formed of a phase change material.
Appealed claims 1-6, 10-14, 16-18, and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Lowrey. Claims 1, 7, and 13
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Hudgens.
Claims 8 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Lowrey.
With the exception of claim 12, Appellants do not present separate
arguments for any particular claim on appeal. Accordingly, with the
exception of claim 12, the three groups of claims separately rejected by the
Examiner stand or fall together.
We have thoroughly reviewed each of Appellants’ arguments for
patentability. However, we find that the Examiner’s rejections are well
founded and supported by the prior art evidence relied upon. Accordingly,
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 Next
Last modified: September 9, 2013