Appeal No. 2000-1632 Application No. 09/055,308 carbon” is unascertainable. Appellants respond that the term “diamond-like carbon” is an art-recognized term, whose meaning would be readily understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art. In the reply brief, entered and considered by the examiner, appellants attach a copy of US Patent 5,482,602, issued prior to appellants’ filing date, in support of this position. The background section of the ‘602 patent does indeed have an extensive explanation of what constitutes a “diamond-like carbon” substance. In light of this evidence, appellants’ position that “diamond-like carbon” is a term of art, whose meaning would be readily understood by an ordinarily skilled artisan, is well taken. The standing § 112, second paragraph, rejection will therefore not be sustained. Rejection (2). Independent claim 1 reads as follows (emphasis added): 1. An apparatus for balancing a rotating member, comprising: a groove having a predetermined depth and width and formed in the thickness along a circumference of a turntable having a center equal to a rotational center of said rotating member; and a plurality of balls disposed in said groove, wherein said plurality of balls includes first balls formed of a first 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007