Appeal No. 96-1451
Application No. 07/937,936
substitute for the 600-620 nm red-emitting phosphor." We
agree.
Yamamoto is not limited to the trivalent europium
activated rare earth yttrium oxide of the examples. "It is
axiomatic that a reference must be considered in its entirety,
and it is well established that the disclosure of a reference
is not limited to specific working examples contained therein.
E.G., In re Lamberti, 545 F.2d 747, 750, 192 USPQ 278, 280
(CCPA 1976)." See In re Fracalossi, 681 F.2d 792, 794 n.1,
215 USPQ 569, 571 n.1 (CCPA 1982). However, in describing the
composition of the invention, Yamamoto specifies (page 4) that
the red component is "a rare earth oxide fluor activated by
trivalent europium having its maximum wavelength radiation
range 600-620 nm." The yttrium oxide of the examples then
reinforces that the red component must be a rare earth oxide
activated by trivalent europium. Thus, Yamamoto's disclosure
for the red component is not as broad as merely specifying the
wavelength range, as the examiner asserts. Yamamoto clearly
indicates that the red component must be a rare earth oxide
which is activated by trivalent europium. Since the
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