Appeal No. 2001-0278
Application 09/069,002
they have failed to take into account the overall teaching to one of skill in the art, which
forms the basis of the instant prima facie case of obviousness. It was known at the time
the invention was made to inductively weld thermoplastic fiber reinforced materials, to
nondestructively evaluate joined materials (using, inter alia, a ferromagnetic acoustic
method), and to reweld in areas of incomplete bonding. The Appellants have provided
no persuasive arguments that rebut this prima facie case of obviousness, and instead
have focused on the individual failings of each reference.
We affirm this rejection.
Summary of Decision
The Rejection of claim 10 over Kodokian in view of Clark is reversed.
The Rejection of claim 10 over Kodokian in view of Clark and Mittleider is
affirmed.
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