Appeal No. 2003-0291 Page 2
Application No. 09/569,074
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates in general to an improved fixture for restraining
workpieces, and in particular to improving the flatness control of a workpiece during a
lapping process (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in
the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Kitta 4,918,869 Apr. 24, 1990
Hasegawa et al. 5,913,719 June 22, 1999
(Hasegawa)
Ball et al. 6,120,360 Sep. 19, 2000
(Ball)
Pandey et al. 6,225,224 May 1, 2001
(Pandey)
Claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hasegawa.
Claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hasegawa in view of Ball.
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