Appeal No. 2003-0256
Application No. 09/334,375
type cartridge receptacle on a print carriage (col. 2, lines 54-
58). The examiner has not provided evidence or reasoning which
shows that, in view of these disclosures by Purcell and Cardullo
of the transponder being placed only on moving objects, the broad
teachings by Cardullo relied upon by the examiner that the
transponder “is physically small in size such that the device is
truly portable, can easily be hidden, if desired, and can be
carried and placed in or upon many different objects” (col. 2,
lines 53-56), and “is highly economical with respect to its
production and maintenance costs, thereby enabling a wide
spectrum of the general public to readily utilize the same and
enabling the device’s introduction into a number of different
industries” (col. 2, lines 58-63), would have led one of ordinary
skill in the art to use Cardullo’s transponder system with
Purcell’s ink cartridges.
The examiner argues that column 9, lines 47-50 of Purcell
discloses that using a transponder tag on the paper roll to store
and read information is analogous to storing and reading
information on an ink-containing consumable (answer, page 8).
What that portion of Purcell discloses is that the use of
information stored on an RF ID tag to determine the amount of
print media used is analogous to the analysis of information
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