Appeal No. 1995-3349 Page 4
Application No. 08/066,994
Zucker 2,977,962 Apr. 4,
1961
Young et al. (Young) 4,193,818 Mar. 18,
1980
Shibano et al. (Shibano) 4,907,611 Mar.
13, 1990
Claims 1, 5 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Shibano in view of Young and Zucker.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the respective positions and
evidence advanced by appellant and the examiner. In so doing,
we find ourselves in agreement with appellant that the examiner
has failed to establish that the applied references' teachings
would have rendered the claimed subject matter obvious within
the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, we will not
sustain the examiner's rejection.
Shibano discloses an ultrasonic cleaning method using a
degassed (deaerated) cleaning liquid bath for immersing
workpieces to be cleaned therein, with deaeration enhancing
cavitation in the ultrasonically agitated liquid bath and hence
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