Appeal No. 95-3366
Application No. 08/113,550
ionizing gas, such as nitrogen, around the workpiece, generating
free electrons from the plasma, and accelerating the electrons to
the workpiece with a series of pulses of positive voltage. The
electrons impact the workpiece and heat its surface in a uniform
manner.
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
follows:
(1) claims 12-14, 28 and 33 over Pendse;
(2) claims 12-14, 28 and 33 over Fridlyand;
(3) claims 12, 13, 15, 28, 30, 31 and 33 over Dexter;
(4) claims 12, 13, 15, 28-31 and 33 over European '550;
(5) claims 12, 13, 16, 28 and 33-36 over Japanese '354 ; 3
(6) claims 12, 13, 16, 28 and 33 over Japanese '265 ; 4
(7) claims 12, 14, 16, 20, 28 and 33-36 over Giacobbe; and
(8) claim 32 over Pendse, Fridlyand, Dexter, Giacobbe,
European '550, Japanese '265 or Japanese '354 in view of Enomoto.
We will not sustain the examiner's rejections over the
singular disclosures of either Pendse, Fridlyand, Japanese '354,
Japanese '265 or Giacobbe. All the appealed claims require
3This corresponds to Japanese '280. The examiner has used
an abbreviation of the publication number while this panel
employs an abbreviation of the application.
4This corresponds to Japanese '250. See footnote 3 supra.
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