Appeal No. 2001-2565 Page 6
Application No. 09/173,497
principle under which the reference was designed to operate, viz., a superconductor
magnetic suspension, and would have been contrary to the teachings of Barnes, we are
not persuaded that an artisan would have been motivated to combine the references in
the proposed manner despite any desire to eliminate the need for cooling. Therefore,
we reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 21-31.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 21-31 under § 103(a) is reversed.
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