Appeal No. 2000-1713 Application 09/025,551 Furthermore, the examiner has not explained whether the forces in Miller cause elastic deformation or deformation as defined in appellants' specification. We note that the secondary reference of Yamaki does not cure these deficiencies of Miller. Therefore, we determine that the examiner has not set forth a prima facie case. 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007