Appeal No. 1996-1456
Application No. 08/059,840
comprising, inter alia, a pair of casing members, projection
members extending from one surface of each casing member, and
means indented on the other surface of “at least one casing
member” to receive a welding horn. The original disclosure, on
the other hand, indicates that the indent or recess 59 is on
only one of the casing members (see specification page 11 and
drawing Figure 9). Claim 16 depends from claim 15 and further
defines one of the projection members as “an annular recess.”
There is no apparent support for this “annular recess” projection
member in the original disclosure.
II. Whether the teachings of Hitachi Maxell and Young would
have rendered the subject matter recited in claim 15, and any
claim depending therefrom, obvious within the meaning of 35
U.S.C. § 103(a). It is arguable that the collective teachings of
Hitachi Maxell and Young would have suggested the combination of
the casing composition disclosed by Hitachi Maxell and the casing
structure disclosed by Young to gain the above noted advantages
of both, and that the casing resulting from this combination
would meet all of the limitations in claim 15.
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