Appeal 2006-3022
Application 10/286,434
desired temperature range. . . . Similarly, if the temperature is
below the desired value or range of values (i.e., below
“AdjustStop”), the impulse duration can be increased, such as by
increments of 0.2 seconds, until the desired value or range of
values is achieved.” (Specification 9-11).
Jurrius describes a sealing apparatus that fuses polymeric materials
together (col. 1:14-20). The apparatus includes a variable temperature by
the heating elements. If the desired heating temperature has not been
reached, the controller (48) engages a solid state relay which engages a
variable power controller that supplies power to the heating for adjusting the
temperature (col. 9:12-33).
Principles of Law
A claimed invention is anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102 when all of
the elements of the claimed invention are found in one reference. See
Scripps Clinic & Research Found. V. Genentech Inc., 927 F.2d 1565, 1576,
18 USPQ2d 1001, 1010 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The prior art reference must
disclose every limitation of the claimed invention, either explicitly or
inherently. In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1433
(Fed. Cir. 1997).
An “apparatus claims cover what a device is, not what a device does.”
Hewlett -Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1468, 15
USPQ2d 1525, 1528 (Fed. Cir. 1990). Therefore, the patentability of an
apparatus claim depends on the claimed structure, not on the use or purpose
of that structure, or the function or result of that structure. In re Schreiber,
128 F.3d 1473, 1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re
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