Appeal No. 1997-1669
Application No. 08/185,649
measuring probe on the platen. The examiner relies on Chlosta
‘436 to teach a heated platen for feeding sample vials for gas
chromatography analysis including a temperature regulator to
control the temperature in the heated platen. The examiner
concluded that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill in the art to provide the Stone platen with a
temperature regulator because it would have allowed the
temperature to be regulated and controlled during sample
processing.
Upon review of Stone, we initially note that Stone does
not disclose a heater or a temperature regulator. As set
forth above, we are in agreement with appellants (brief, pages
8-13) that the combined teachings of Stone, Otson, Chlosta
‘733, Smith, Lorch, Fujitsuka and Natelson or Yamano simply
fail to disclose or suggest any suggestion to heat the racks
while on the carousel of Stone or heating the carousel that
carries the racks; nor any suggestion of using a rod for
inserting or removing the vials from chambers while the racks
are on the carousel of Stone without relying on appellants’
own teachings in the instant application. The addition of
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