Appeal No. 2006-1467 Page 9
Application No. 10/302,271
electrical circuit device aids in accomplishing the repair
thereof, but also reinforces the examiner’s obviousness position
with respect to employing a hot air supply device/gun for melting
the solder holding the defective electrical component of
Sluzewski that is to be replaced.
Appellants (reply briefs, page 6 of each) seemingly argue
that the fixture for holding a circuit board, as employed by
Kolesar, may be inappropriate for holding a gimbal assembly as
being worked on in Sluzewski. However, appellants have not
substantiated that argument with persuasive evidence establishing
an unobvious aspect being involved in the selection of the type
of fixture to be used in supporting a head gimbal assembly. In
this regard, we note that none of appealed claims 1-3 requires a
particular construction for a fixture or head gimbal assembly.
Nor does appellants’ specification relate any particular fixture
specifications, much less any problems solved in using or
selecting an appropriate fixture for holding a gimbal assembly
during repair operations.
Appellants contend that the hot air supplying nozzle
arrangement of Kirkland would not teach or suggest the use of a
hot air gun directed at the solder ball, as claimed. Rather,
appellants maintain that the “inner nozzle 90 [of Kirkland] is
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