Appeal No. 1999-2324
Application 08/723,737
not persuasive because it fails to take into account that
artisans must be presumed to know something about the prior
art apart from what the references disclose. In re Jacoby,
309 F.2d 513, 516, 135 USPQ 317, 319 (CCPA 1962). In the
present instance, we are informed in the “Background” section
of appellant’s specification (see page 1, line 13, through
page 2, line 24) that the so-called “yield problem” in
processing rendered animal meal is a known problem to those
versed in the art.
Appellant’s request has been granted to the extent of
reconsidering our decision, but is denied with respect to
making any changes therein.
DENIED
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