Appeal No. 95-0972 Page 14
Application No. 07/650,453
rejections of claims 1 through 19, 23 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. §
103. We hasten to add that this is a procedural reversal
rather than one based upon the merits of the section 103
rejection.
Claims 22 and 24
We sustain the rejection of claims 22 and 24 under 35
U.S.C. § 103.
The test for obviousness is what the combined teachings
of the references would have suggested to one of ordinary
skill in the art. See In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591, 18
USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991) and In re Keller, 642 F.2d
413, 425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981). Moreover, in
evaluating such references 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).
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