Ex Parte Freeman et al - Page 9

                Appeal 2007-1170                                                                                 
                Application 10/971,698                                                                           
                29. As seen in Figure 16, shown below,                                                           














                 {Freeman 013 Figure 16 is said to depict the normalized deposition rate of                      
                                                Examples 1–3.}                                                   
                the deposition rates are more uniform across the sample in Example 3 than                        
                across the samples in Comparative Examples 1 and 2.                                              
                30. According to the Freeman 013, "the uniformity over the central                               
                300 mm portion, the region that the source was designed for, is extremely                        
                good."  (Freeman 013 at 28:30-31.)                                                               
                31. In Example 4, the powder charge was "substantially distributed                               
                towards one end wall of the container."  (Freeman 013 at 27:20-23.)                              
                32. Figure 17 shows that the normalized deposition rate for Example 4 is                         
                similar to that for Example 3, i.e., the  trace labeled "3" in Figure 16.                        
                33. According to the Freeman 013:                                                                
                       the findings of Example 4 appear to support the belief that a                             
                       vapor cloud VC is formed uniformly throughout the space                                   
                       between the baffle member 50 and the container 30 wherein the                             

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