Appeal No. 2001-1776
Application No. 08/881,948
425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981). In other words, when
securing the target base plate to the target with screw bolts to
provide for a quick disconnect mechanism for rapid replacement of
the target in Fujitsu, as taught by Zejda, it would have been
obvious to one of ordinary skill in this art to provide threads
in the anchoring target.
Appellants argue that the worker of average skill would
appreciate that the holes 14 passing through the Fujitsu target
11 should not be threaded as doing so would make it much more
difficult to achieve tight mechanical engagement (Brief,
paragraph bridging pages 5-6). This argument is not well taken
since appellants have not cited any evidence or convincing
reasoning to support their argument. Appellants admit that the
examiner’s position that “providing threaded holes can still
achieve a tight mechanical fit if screwed properly” may be true
(Brief, paragraph bridging pages 6-7). Accordingly, we consider
this argument “mere attorney argument” which cannot take the
place of evidence or convincing reasoning. See In re
Scarborough, 500 F.2d 560, 566, 182 USPQ 298, 302 (CCPA 1974).
Appellants argue that Zejda is directed to an application
that is totally different and in many ways incompatible with
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