Appeal No. 2007-0507
Application 10/737,051
invention a known problem for which there was an obvious solution encompassed
by the patent's claims.” KSR, 127 S. Ct. at 1742, 82 USPQ2d at 1397.
ANALYSIS OF THE § 102(b) REJECTION
Ohgami discloses a latch mechanism for a computer battery pack that lifts
the battery when the latch is operated to release the battery. The lifting
mechanism is designed to engage “a pillar-shape (cylindrical) convex portion 42”
extending from the end surface 35b of the battery case 32 (col. 8, l. 66 to col. 9, l.
3), as shown in Figure 9, reproduced below. As noted by Appellant (Br. 82),
“convex” is defined in The Random House College Dictionary 294 (rev. ed. 1988)
to mean: “having a surface that is curved or rounded out.” This convex portion is
hereinafter referred to as “battery pillar 42.”
2 References to the Brief are to the Supplemental Appeal Brief, filed
August 2, 2005.
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