Appeal No. 1996-2853
Application 08/375,272
invention by the reasonable teachings or suggestions found in
the prior art, or by a reasonable inference to the artisan
contained in such teachings or suggestions. In re Sernaker,
702 F.2d 989, 995, 217 USPQ 1, 6 (Fed. Cir. 1983).
"Additionally, when determining obviousness, the claimed
invention should be considered as a whole; there is no legally
recognizable 'heart' of the invention." Para-Ordnance Mfg. v.
SGS Importers Int’l, Inc., 73 F.3d 1085, 1087, 37 USPQ2d 1237,
1239 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (citing W. L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. v.
Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1548, 220 USPQ 303, 309 (Fed.
Cir. 1983), cert. denied,
469 U.S. 851 (1984)).
With respect to the Arakawa rejection, Appellants argue:
In contrast, the stimulable phosphor layer
of the present invention is produced by
sintering or vacuum depositing. Dictionary
of Scientific and Technical Terms, Third
Edition (McGraw-Hill) describes these terms
as follows:
Sintering: Forming coherent bonded mass by
heating metal powders without
melting; used mostly in powder
metallurgy.
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