Appeal No. 95-0175
Application 07/894,147
in the art would readily recognize that it is not necessary to
have the first candidate character displayed again, especially in
an abutting display area. It should be noted that one with
ordinary skill in the art is presumed to possess a certain level
of common sense and basic skills. A conclusion of obviousness
may be made from common knowledge and common sense of the person
of ordinary skill in the art without any specific hint or
suggestion in a particular reference. In re Bozek, 416 F.2d
1385, 1390, 163 USPQ 545, 549 (CCPA 1969). See also In re
Sovish, 769 F.2d 738, 743, 226 USPQ 771, 774 (Fed. Cir. 1985)
("This [Applicant's] argument presumes stupidity rather than
skill"). The disclosure of a reference is not limited to its
preferred embodiments or working examples. E.g., In re Burckel,
592 F.2d 1175, 1179, 201 USPQ 67, 70 (CCPA 1979); In re Mills,
470 F.2d 649, 651, 176 USPQ 196, 198 (CCPA 1972).
Thus, the rejection of claim 19 is sustained.
Claim 7 depends from claim 6 and recites a step responding
to the inscribed character to activate the display so a
reproduction of the inscribed character and the candidate
characters are displayed on the display in the abutting regions.
In the brief on page 12, lines 12-15, the appellants state that
this step permits the operator to see the displayed inscribed
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