Appeal No. 2004-1194 Page 2
Application No. 09/580,880
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to the rotation of disks. More specifically, the
invention relates to an improved roller for rotating semiconductor substrates within a
tank fluid (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellants' brief.
Claims 16, 17, 20, 22 to 24, 27 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 3,848,4031 to Bobkowicz et al. (Bobkowicz).
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 16, mailed November 3, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 15, filed October 6, 2003) and reply
brief (Paper No. 17, filed January 5, 2004) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants' specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
1 Issued November 19, 1974.
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