Appeal No. 1997-4415
Application 08/469,990
73 F.3d 1085, 1087, 37 USPQ2d 1237, 1239 (Fed. Cir. 1995),
cert. denied, 519 U.S. 822 (1996), citing W.L. Gore & Assocs.,
Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1548, 220 USPQ 303, 309
(Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984).
On pages 4-6 of the brief and in the reply brief,
Appellants argue that Minetti does not expressly or implicitly
state or suggest that solid state diffusion may be used on an
organic substrate. Appellants agreed that Minetti does teach
liquid-phase diffusion bonding and solid state bonding.
However, Appellants pointed out that Minetti discloses that
solid state diffusion is to be only used with ceramic
substances or metal tape carriers and not organic substrates.
Appellants further argue that Nakao does not teach explicitly
or implicitly or even suggest that solid state diffusion may
be used on organic substrates. Appellants' position is that
Nakao only teaches bonding techniques for ceramic and organic
substances using reflow soldering techniques and not solid
state diffusion.
On page 5 of the Examiner's answer, the Examiner agrees
that Minetti does not teach using the claimed solid state
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