Appeal No. 2004-0221
Application 09/320,149
Gerhardt and the multiport structure of Egger, wherein lubricant
flows toward the carrier and in a different direction toward the
holder, are such that one of ordinary skill in the art would have
been led to substitute Gerhardt’s oval-shaped aperture for
Egger’s multiport structure.
The examiner does not rely upon Orlitzky for any disclosure
that remedies the above-discussed deficiency in Egger and
Gerhardt.
For the above reasons we conclude that the examiner has not
carried the burden of establishing a prima facie case of
obviousness of the appellants’ claimed invention.
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