Appeal No. 96-1474
Application 08/041,765
even if an artisan would somehow have been led to try to include
such spacers in the device of Veith.
We agree with appellant that the non-magnetic spacers
in the cylindrical geometry focusing system of Scott simply do
not lend themselves for use in the rectangular geometry focusing
system of Veith. In our view, the examiner's conclusion to the
contrary could only have been reached through the use of
impermissible hindsight having the instant claimed subject matter
in mind.
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