Appeal No. 1998-1408 Page 9
Application No. 08/569,529
the obviousness, of making the combination.’” In re Beattie,
974 F.2d 1309, 1311-12, 24 USPQ2d 1040, 1042 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
(quoting Lindemann Maschinenfabrik GMBH v. American Hoist &
Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1462, 221 USPQ 481, 488 (Fed. Cir.
1984)).
Here, Sato’s invention “concerns a coil component such as
a transformer ... or the like, and the manufacturing method
thereof, used in electronic equipment.” Translation, p. 2.
For its part, Layton discloses “a method of forming an
electrical coil and the coil formed thereby wherein flat,
thin,
spaced apart, parallel conductors of rectangular cross-section
are formed on a flexible dielectric substrate ....” Col. 2,
ll. 6-9. Specifically, the secondary reference includes the
following disclosure.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of this
invention to provide a new and improved method of
forming a magnetic coil.
A second object of this invention is to provide
a new and improved coil of reduced thickness to
provide a smaller cross-sectional area and to bring
the coil closer to the item being subjected to the
induced magnetic field.
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