Appeal No. 95-4966
Application No. 08/072,182
17. The process according to claim 15, wherein the
whisker-like structures are provided on the substrate
according to the following steps:
(a) vacuum vapor depositing an organic material onto the
substrate to a coating thickness in a range of 50-2500
Angstroms; and
(b) heating the deposited organic material under vacuum
for a period of time until the deposited organic material
forms discrete oriented whisker-like structures 0.1 to 2.5 µm
in length.
The examiner has relied upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
Debe 4,812,352 Mar. 14, 1989
Perrotta et al. (Perrotta) 4,892,693 Jan. 9, 1990
Claims 17 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, for having no support in the original
specification (Answer, page 3). Claims 15-18 and 20-22 stand
rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Perrotta in view of Debe
(Answer, page 4). We affirm the examiner’s rejection under §
112 but reverse the rejection under § 103 for reasons which
follow.
OPINION
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