Appeal No. 2000-1766
Application No. 09/095,029
. . . the knowledge generally available to one of
ordinary skill would suggest that since libraries are
known to contain many types of storage media besides
books (particularly more so now than in 1959), including
audio and video tapes, CD’s, etc., which are commonly
stored in trays, one would be motivated to utilize the
apparatus of Cooper for these other types of storage
media.[answer at page 5]
Appellant argues that Cooper does not suggest the use of a
storage tray for holding the storage device or book. It is true
that Cooper does not disclose a storage tray, however, we agree
with the examiner that it is well known that a library stores other
storage devices other than books such as audio and video tapes, CDs
and etc. and as such it would have been obvious to store video or
audio tapes and/or CDs in their storage trays (i.e. conventional
plastic storage cases for audio tape or CD) on the drawers or
magazines 40 of Cooper on which the books are stored.
Appellant argues that Cooper teaches away from the invention
because each drawer or magazine opens only half way. Cooper indeed
discloses that the drawer opens only half way into one range aisle
30 or 32.
The examiner states that:
. . . the claims do not preclude one data storage device
(book) to be removed from opposite ends of a drawer (in
the short dimension) while that drawer is removed from
one end of a bin, and a different book to be removed from
opposite ends of a drawer’s short dimension while the
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