Appeal No. 2000-0356 Page 17
Application No. 08/825,424
Figure 11 also shows a pattern of stamped ridges formed in an
interior portion of the second rigid beam section. Karam
expressly discloses that ridges may be formed by stamping.
Since Karam as a whole discloses alternative methods of
forming the ridges, one of ordinary skill in the art would
have been taught that the ridges in Figure 8 could be formed
by stamping, but this is not necessary to the rejection.
Karam, Figure 8, discloses that ridges may be located to
extend over the edge of the support member. I agree with the
Examiner's conclusion that Karam teaches using stamped ridges
and the ridges may be located as shown in Figure 8.
Accordingly, I disagree with the majority's reasoning for
reversing the Examiner's rejection.
However, the Examiner's rejection, as stated, is not
without its problems. First, the rejection does not address
the limitation of the stamped ridges rising above a flat
planar base. Figure 8 does not show this limitation. While
ridges rising above a planar base are shown, for example, in
Figure 11, the rejection ignores the limitation. Second,
Appellant argues that Figure 8 is concerned with making ridges
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