Appeal No. 1998-1052
Application No. 08/683,600
by the inventor. In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312, 24
USPQ2d 1040, 1042 (Fed. Cir. 1992); In re Dillon, 919 F.2d
688, 692-93, 16 USPQ2d 1897, 1901 (Fed. Cir. 1990)(en banc),
cert. denied, 500 U.S. 904 (1991). Here, when Anderson
utilizes ultraviolet lamps to cure the substrate, the
incentive to provide an extraction head to prevent the escape
of ozone into the atmosphere is found in Bubley. Moreover, it
reasonably appears that the extractor head of the modified
Anderson would also collect and extract any moisture laden
air, as called for in claim 25. With regard to appellants’
third argument, Anderson teaches (column 1, last three lines)
that the radiating structure may be used on either one side or
both sides. In light of the foregoing, we shall sustain the
standing § 103 rejection of claim 25.
Claim 26 requires that the dryer includes a face plate
facing the radiant heat lamps. For the reasons given above in
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