Appeal No. 98-0806
Application No. 08/693,588
art and (2) even if Bellows is analogous art, there is no
suggestion to combine the teachings of Fritzberg and Bellows
in the manner proposed by the examiner. We are unpersuaded by
the appellant's arguments.
Considering first the question of whether Bellows
represents non-analogous art, we initially note it is well
settled that the prior art relevant to an obviousness
determination encompasses not only the field of the inventor's
endeavor but also any analogous arts. Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG v. Hantscho Commercial Products Inc., 21
F.3d 1068, 1071, 30 USPQ2d 1377, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 1994). The
test of whether a reference is from a non-analogous art is
first, whether it is within the field of the inventor's
endeavor, and second, if it is not, whether it is reasonably
pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor
was involved. In re Wood, 599 F.2d 1032, 1036, 202 USPQ 171,
174 (CCPA 1979). A reference is reasonably pertinent if, even
though it may be in a different field of endeavor, it is one
which because of the matter with which it deals, logically
would have commended itself to an inventor's attention in
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