Appeal No. 1998-2142 Page 8
Application No. 08/125,189
1551, 1553, 220 USPQ 303, 311, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert.
denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984)). “It is impermissible to use the
claimed invention as an instruction manual or ‘template’ to
piece together the teachings of the prior art so that the
claimed invention is rendered obvious.”
In re Fritch, 972 F.2d 1260, 1266, 23 USPQ2d 1780, 1784 (Fed.
Cir. 1992) (citing In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 987, 18 USPQ2d
1885, 1888 (Fed. Cir. 1991)). “‘[T]he question is whether
there is something in the prior art as a whole to suggest the
desirability, and thus 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, Nakajima teaches a "resistance heater layer (110)."
Col. 11, l. 6. "As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, on the outer and
inner circumferential surfaces of the resistance heater
layer (110) are provided conductive layers (150),(152) made of
copper so as to permit current to pass through the resistance
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