Appeal No. 2000-0965
Application No. 08/927,465
removal of the CPU from the console to the person of the
technician would ostensibly eliminate the requirement for
Fournier’s wireless communication link between the technician
and the console CPU, the resulting system would not be self-
contained as claimed since some form of transducer unit would
still be required to relay test information from the device
under test to the measurement technician.
As to the Examiner’s further suggestion (Answer, page 5)
that, using the computer wearability teachings of Janik, the
skilled artisan would have found it obvious to modify Fournier
so that the entire measurement system is worn by the
technician, we find no basis on the record to support such a
suggestion. We agree with Appellants (Brief, page 10; Reply
Brief, page 4) that any attempt to incorporate the entire
measurement system of Fournier on to the personage of the
technician would result in substantially eliminating the
mobility of the technician resulting in a substantial loss of
the primary intended function of the system of Fournier. If
any proposed modification renders a prior art invention that
is being modified unsatisfactory for its intended purpose,
then there is no suggestion or motivation to make the proposed
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