Appeal No. 96-3293
Application No. 08/261,645
to maintain Blette’s solder in a molten state as the tool is
moved between the solder reservoir and the workpiece [final
rejection, page 1].
Appellants make the following arguments [brief, pages
6-19]:
1. Blette cannot form a continuous line of molten
metal;
2. Blette is not adapted to work in the micronic
range;
3. Krug does not provide an in-situ reservoir;
4. The references do not teach the molten material
nucleating from the exterior surface of the tip to form a drop
that gravitates towards the apex of the tip by gravitational
action;
5. The references do not teach that the apex of the
tip does not touch the substrate to form a continuous line on
the substrate;
6. The references do not teach the molten material
wetting the exterior surface of the tip; and
7. The references do not teach providing a continuous
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