Appeal No. 2005-2754
Application No. 10/391,835
comprising:
a bench;
solder pads deposited on the bench at locations determined by engagement
points between optical components and the optical bench;
spacers on the bench, in or near the solder pads, for supporting the optical
components at predetermined positions vertically on the bench; and
a removable template for facilitating the placement of optical components on the
bench.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claim
are:
LoVasco et al. (LoVasco) 4,878,611 Nov. 7, 1989
Silhavy 6,375,060 Apr. 23, 2002
(filed July 19, 2000)
In addition, the examiner has relied upon appellants’ admitted prior art (AAPA) set forth
on page 1 of the specification under the heading “Background of the Invention.”
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over AAPA in
view of LoVasco and Silhavy.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner's commentary with regard to the
above-noted rejection and the conflicting viewpoints advanced by appellants and the
examiner regarding that rejection, we make reference to the answer (mailed December
16, 2004) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the rejection, and to appellants’
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