Appeal No. 96-3771
Application 08/127,005
Initially we note that all of the disclosures in a reference
must be evaluated for what they fairly teach one having
ordinary skill in the art (In re Boe, 355 F.2d 961, 965, 148
USPQ 507, 510 (CCPA 1966)) and, in evaluating such a referenc-
e, it is proper to take
into account not only the specific teachings of the references
but also the inferences which one skilled in the art would
reasonably be expected to draw therefrom (In re Preda, 401
F.2d 825, 826, 159 USPQ 342, 344 (CCPA 1968)). Moreover, the
issue of obviousness is not only determined by what the
references expressly state but also is determined by what they
would fairly suggest to those of ordinary skill in the art.
See, e.g., In re Delisle, 406 F.2d 1386, 1389, 160 USPQ 806,
808-09 (CCPA 1969) and In re Bozek, 416 F.2d 1385, 1390, 163
USPQ 545, 549-50 (CCPA 1969).
Here, the only embodiment of Waggoner wherein the base
member, leg member and ventilating member are stated (and
illustrated) to be of a single or one-piece construction is
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