Appeal No. 2004-0022
Application No. 09/734,807
recesses in the electrically conducting layers of Ohyama in order
to adjust the capacitance, appellants contend that the
combination of Ohyama and Guertin is inappropriate inasmuch as
the conductor layers of Ohyama are printed and formed with a
paste material, whereas the conducting layers of Guertin are
formed with a screened ink-like substance. However, appellants
fail to explain the specific difference between a paste material
and an ink-like substance and, more importantly, why any such
distinction would have militated against forming recesses in the
conductor layers of Ohyama for the purpose of adjusting
capacitance. While appellants maintain that "[o]ne of ordinary
skill in the art would fail to recognize that the paste layers of
Ohyama could include surfaces with recesses as in Guertin"
(page 5 of Brief, penultimate paragraph), appellants fail to
provide the requisite reasoning in support of this conclusion.
As a final point, we note that appellants base no argument
upon objective evidence of nonobviousness, such as unexpected
results.
In conclusion, based on the foregoing and the reasons set
forth by the examiner, the examiner's decision rejecting the
appealed claims is affirmed.
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