Appeal No. 2002-0503 Page 4
Application No. 09/089,698
We refer to the briefs and to the answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by appellants and
the examiner concerning the issues before us on this appeal.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the entire record, including all
of the arguments and evidence advanced by both the examiner and
the appellants in support of their respective positions. This
review leads us to conclude that the examiner’s rejections are
not well founded. Accordingly, we reverse all of the
aforementioned rejections. The reasons for our determination
follow.
In the rejections stated in the answer, the examiner has
acknowledged that Oda does not disclose an ink jet print
cartridge having a substrate holder that includes one or more
side walls with fins as required by all of the claims on appeal.
To remedy that acknowledged difference between the claimed
invention and Oda (answer, pages 3-14), the examiner has relied
upon Watanabe. According to the examiner (answer, page 5):
Watanabe teaches a temperature controller for a
semi-conductor device. As can be seen in Fig. 1, the
heat sink is provided with integrally formed fins (6A,
6B) for the purpose of increasing the surface area of
the heat sink, thereby increasing the rate at which
heat is dissipated. It would have been obvious to one
of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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