Appeal No. 1996-0208
Application 08/098,153
Axer and Clark are relied upon by the examiner as
describing combined guiding means and multi-die presses used
in apparatus for the production of pressed particle boards
(Axer, Figure 5; Clark, Figure 1). We note, as argued by
appellant, that Axer and Clark are not directed to apparatus
used for forming three-dimensionally shaped paper products by
reshaping of thin paperboard blanks as claimed but, instead,
are directed to apparatus used for press-forming particulate
and/or fibrous materials into flat boards or sheets (Axer,
column 1, lines 6-7; Clark, column 1, lines 27-32). Thus,
appellant argues that the Axer and Clark references constitute
non-analogous art. See the brief at pages 4-6 and page 2 of
the Wnek declaration executed December 22, 1992. Even if we
agreed with the examiner on this issue, we agree with
appellant that the examiner’s proposed reasons for modifying
the Dowd apparatus are not derivable from the relied upon
references or from any compelling scientific evidence.
The examiner advances four reasons to justify why it
would have been obvious to modify Dowd’s single die press
apparatus to include the multi-die press of Axer and Clark.
These reasons are:
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