Appeal No. 1999-0729
Application No. 08/625,752
Upon careful consideration of the opposing arguments
presented on appeal, we will not sustain the examiner's
rejections for essentially those reasons expressed by
appellants in their Brief.
As emphasized by appellants, Paulauskas fails to teach or
suggest the claimed step of exposing a curable resin to a
sweeping with variable frequency microwaves. Appellants
correctly point to the Paulauskas disclosure of determining
the appropriate skin depth for the material that is exposed to
microwave radiation, which determination is based upon a fixed
frequency for the radiation. We agree with appellants'
assessment that Paulauskas "teaches away from sweeping with
variable frequency microwave energy because the skin depth of
the interfacial material would necessarily change as different
frequencies are applied" (page 8 of Brief, second paragraph).
Also, since neither Bandaruk nor Gray discloses the use of
microwave radiation, neither reference can remedy the stated
basic deficiency of Paulauskas. While the examiner points
attention to the disclosure at column 5, lines 8-12 of
Paulauskas, which teaches that the microwave energy level and
time of exposure are selected for suitable bonding, this does
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