Appeal 2007-2909
Application 10/622,063
1 when applying sealant to surfaces which lie in two or more
2 dimensional planes, and a smooth and consistent robotic motion
3 is required. (Barrey 2:47-57).
4 8. The Examiner concluded that it would have been obvious to use
5 the robot end effector gripping tool (stage) 16 in Barrey for the X-Y table of
6 Ishida in order to apply sealant to a surface that lies in two or more
7 dimensional planes (Final Rejection 3 and Answer 4).
8 Chikahisa (either the US or WO)
9 9. The Examiner relied on either of the Chikahisa US patent or WO
10 publication (collectively, Chikahisa) as describing a pen that is rotatably
11 mounted to an elevator (Final Rejection 3 and Answer 5).
12 10. Specifically, the Examiner found that Chikahisa discloses a
13 syringe and nozzle applying device with a member rotating device (item
14 230) to rotate the nozzles for application (Final Rejection 3 and Answer 5).
15 11. The Examiner concluded that it would have been obvious to use
16 the Chikahisa rotary mount to achieve better control over nozzle positioning
17 shifts during dispensing (Final Rejection 3 and Answer 5).
18 Applicants’ Arguments
19 12. Applicants do not dispute the Examiner’s findings with respect to
20 Ishida and Chikahisa.
21 13. Applicants dispute, however, that Barrey describes that the
22 robotic manipulator is rotatable about an axis generally parallel to the
23 translational plane as found by the Examiner (Br. 6-10).
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