Appeal No. 1997-4043 Page 5
Application No. 08/124,332
a sealing rim at a perimeter of said cover plate
for engaging said cover plate to said component with
said front face opposite said processing surface,
said cover establishing an acoustically
reflective volume adjacent to said processing
surface between said front face and said processing
surface, said reflective volume reflecting
ultrasonic waves entering said processing component
and impinging on said processing surface from within
said processing component.
The reference relied on in rejecting the claims follows:
C.E. Lautzenheiser et al. (Lautzenheiser), “Ultrasonic
Inspection” pp. 161-163, 173-174, 181 and 387.
Claims 1-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Lautzenheiser. Rather than repeat the arguments
of the appellant or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to
the briefs and answers for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejection advanced by
the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments
and evidence of the appellant and examiner. After considering
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