Appeal No. 2003-1362
Application No. 09/178,399
they suggest that the entire furnace should be weighed rather
than only the contents inside the furnace to increase the
accuracy of the measurements. The level of the skilled artisan
should not be underestimated. See In re Sovish, 769 F.2d 738,
743, 226 USPQ 771, 774 (Fed. Cir. 1985). Accordingly, appellant
has not convinced us of any error in the examiner's rejection,
and we will sustain the rejection of claims 1 through 14.
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