Appeal No. 97-2596 Page 3
Application No. 08/319,345
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a laser shock peened
dovetail assembly component. Claim 1 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of claim 1, as it appears in
the appendix to the appellants' brief, is attached to this
decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Morikawa et al. 2 59-70811 April 4, 1984
(Morikawa) (Japan)
Vaccari, "Laser shocking extends fatigue life," American
Machinist, pages 62-62, July 1992
In addition, this panel of the Board will rely upon admitted
prior art (see page 5, infra).
Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Morikawa in view of Vaccari.
2In determining the teachings of Morikawa, we will rely on
the translation provided by the PTO. A copy of the translation
is attached for the appellants' convenience.
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