Appeal No. 2005-0891 Page 3
Application No. 09/916,566
controlling the deposition using the optical signal.
Claims 1 and 3-81 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Jeantette2 in view of Kar3.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(mailed August 25, 2004) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejection and to the brief (filed May 21, 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 references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
Jeantette discloses a method and system for producing complex-shape objects
comprising a controllable laser L having a beam directed toward a localized region on a
deposition stage S , a powdered material feeder F and delivery system N for feeding
1 Although the statement of the rejection on page 3 of the answer does not include claims 3-8, it is
apparent from the explanation of the rejection that claims 3-8 are also rejected as being unpatentable over
Jeantette in view of Kar.
2 U.S. Pat. No. 6,046,426, issued April 4, 2000 to Jeantette et al., on an application filed July 8,
1996.
3 US Pat. No. 6,526,327, issued February 25, 2003 to Kar et al., on an application filed Dec. 7,
2000, which was a division of an application filed December 28, 1998, and claiming the benefit of a
provisional application filed January 12, 1998.
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