Appeal No. 1998-1470
Application 08/533,740
totally rigid and, therefore, would perform some amount of
shock damping, it is not necessary to consider whether
Hoogeveen would have satisfied the function of damping shocks
if the function had been recited. We conclude that the
Examiner has established a prima facie case of obviousness.
The rejection of claims 1-4 and 7-9 is sustained.
Claims 6 and 11
The Examiner stated (Paper No. 4, pages 5-6; FR4):
Hoogeveen et al does not show the space being filled
with a resin. However, filling spaces in optical disks
with resin is old and well known throughout the art.
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill
in the art at the time the invention was made to provide
the disc of Hoogeveen et al with the space between the
outside of the substrate and the inside of the rim being
filled with a resin. One of ordinary skill in the art
would have been motivated to provide a more durable and
stable disc while utilizing a known lightweight optical
disc material.
Appellant argues even assuming the Examiner's contention
that filling spaces in optical disks with resin was well known
is correct, "there is no teaching in the reference for filling
the space between the protective member rim and the outer
surface of the glass substrate as claimed by the applicants'
[sic]" (Br7).
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