Appeal No. 95-1969
Application 08/024,913
ports that could be entered by Doubek’s various vacuum chucks,
inasmuch as Küehn emphasizes that the work holder environment
must be completely sealed from the outside environment. If the
apparatus of Doubek were placed in an environmentally sealed
room, then no provision would need be made for appellants’
claimed structure of a conveying means including a tunnel cavity,
guide member, a cover plate, and a heater block.
For the foregoing reasons, it is our conclusion that the
combined teaches of the applied prior art would not have
established a prima facie case of obviousness with respect to
the subject matter of the claims on appeal. Accordingly, we are
constrained to reverse the rejection.
REVERSED
IAN A. CALVERT )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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MICHAEL SOFOCLEOUS ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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WILLIAM F. PATE, III )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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