Appeal No. 97-1449
Application 08/395,214
dimension of the boot, thereby permitting engagement of the boot
against the inner surface of the substrate/work piece (1). See
particularly, Figures 1 and 2 of Fukawa, column 3, lines 53-58,
and Column 5, lines 4-10 thereof.
As for claims 2, 7, 9 and 14, it is apparent from Figures 1
and 2 of Fukawa that 1) the housing (3, 5) is a hollow tube
structure having open ends, (2) the boot is of generally uniform
thickness throughout its length and is uniformly made from a
material having the same hardness value throughout the boot, 3)
the boot stretching member is coupled to the boot, and 4) the
stretching member (10) is a rod.
Regarding the requirement of appellants' claim 19 that the
boot is "adapted to form a hermetic seal with the inner surface
of the substrate," we direct attention to column 4, lines 43-50,
wherein such a seal is discussed in Fukawa.
To summarize, we have reversed the examiner's rejection of
claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9, 10 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) as
being anticipated by LaRue and the examiner's rejection of claim
19 under 35 U.S.C. §103 based on LaRue and Petralia. However, in
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