Appeal No. 1998-0126
Application 08/272,700
helpful and expedient.
With regard to the rejection of claim 1, Appellants
agree that Compton teaches sharp discharge ends, and Myochin
teaches the use of at least an AC voltage component in a
corona discharge device. Appellants argue:
However, neither of the applied references show,
teach or motivate the device recited in appealed
claim 1. Thus, it is respectfully submitted there
is no basis whatsoever for the Examiner to combine
Compton with Myochin to provide a discharge member
having sharp discharge ends to receive a discharge
voltage containing at least an AC voltage component.
(Brief-page 12.)
Appellants stress that there is no teaching or suggestion in
Compton that would lead a person to use its sharp discharge
ends with the AC voltage of Myochin, and vise versa, no
teaching or
suggestion in Myochin that would lead a person to use its AC
voltage teachings on a discharge member having sharp ends such
as Compton (brief-page 13).
The Examiner responds that Compton teaches the
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