Appeal No. 2000-0730
Application 08/761,098
which performs the lockout function to prevent power to the
robot 101, may satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, and are commonplace in the electrical
arts. See In re Donohue, 550 F.2d 1269, 1271, 193 USPQ 136,
137 (CCPA 1977) ("Employment of block diagrams and
descriptions of their functions is not fatal under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, providing the represented structure is
conventional and can be determined without undue
experimentation."). The functions of these blocks are
described in the specification (e.g., p. 3, lines 23-26; p. 5,
lines 1-15 in connection with figures 3a and 3b). The
Examiner fails to provide any specific reasons why one of
ordinary skill in the art would have been unable to implement
these functions, as described and claimed, using conventional
structure and programming techniques, without undue
experimentation. In addition, the Examiner has failed to list
any deficiencies in the declaration of Mr. Garcia; thus, this
evidence of enablement stands unrebutted. The Examiner has
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