Appeal No. 1998-0839
Application No. 08/433,206
on page 4 of the answer and again on page 6 states that this
guiding means and guiding step are obvious in view of Kanai
with reference to column 3 of that patent. We do not find the
particular guiding means necessary for performing the guiding
step claimed by appellants in the Kanai reference in column 3
or any other location therein, nor do we find it in the
admitted prior art or the Huff patent. For this reason, the
applied prior art has not rendered the method of claims 1 and
7 prima facie obvious.
REVERSED
William F. Pate )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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John P. McQuade ) BOARD OF
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Jeffrey V. Nase )
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