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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