Appeal No. 1996-0200
Application 08/119,444
V.
Claims 23-28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Ball and
Chen as in 5. further in view of Bajza. Bajza does not overcome the deficiencies of Ball or
Chen, accordingly, we reverse this rejection for the reasons given in IV.
VI.
Claims 22-31 and 45-48 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
the combination of Arai and Chen. We reverse this rejection because the examiner has
failed to point to any suggestion, or teaching, or general knowledge in the prior art, that
would motivate one of ordinary skill in the relevant art to combine the relevant teachings of
A and B. Ashland, 776 F.2d at 304, 227 USPQ at 673.
See IV, for a description of claim 31.
In the background of their invention, appellants indicate that it was known to form
anodized coatings on aluminum susceptors using conventional sulfuric acid anodizing
techniques. However, this conventional aluminum susceptor is said to experience
cracking of the anodized film at high temperatures. (Page 2, lines 15-23). Appellants
indicate that their claimed susceptor using both a roughened surface and an organic acid
electrolyte to form the anodic coating is resistant to peeling or cracking at high
temperatures.
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