Appeal No. 1996-4124
Application No. 08/307,088
limitation of a test tooth wheel. Thus, we find Loehrke
provides suggestion to modify devices such as Hahn to obtain
the workpiece dimensions from measurements of a test tooth
wheel. We further note, that Hahn teaches that when the
program is given the part dimensions it will calculate all
grinding parameters, column 17, lines 15 through 17. Hahn
also teaches that the program calculates the grinding forces
to be applied and that these calculations include
consideration of the size of the cut to be made. See column
22, lines 8 to 18 and column 21 lines
16 through 21. Accordingly, we find that given the part
dimensions, measured from a test tooth wheel, Hahn will
determine the forces applied in grinding the test tooth wheel
and store the values.
D) Limit of Review
We note, Appellant has chosen not to argue any other
specific limitations of claims 20, 21, 26, 28 and 29 as a
basis for patentability. We are not required to raise and/or
consider such issues. As stated by our reviewing court in In
re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 391, 21 USPQ2d 1281,
1285 (Fed. Cir. 1991), "[i]t is not the function of this court
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