Opinion

In Re Gerard Meunier

  • 434 F.2d 657
  • 434 F.2d 567
  • 58 C.C.P.A. 778
  • 168 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 43
  • 1970 CCPA LEXIS 244
Court
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Filed
Dec 10, 1970
Status
Published
Author
Baldwin
On the bench
Rich, Almond, Baldwin, Lane
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

Baldwin, Judge,

dissenting.

I agree that Haven teaches that the use of his flexible and ductile separator strip between the metal film on the facing marginal edges of his glass sheets results in a structure superior to a rigid non-yielding unit. Nevertheless, I am convinced that a person skilled in this art, if *783 lie would be satisfied with a unit lacking Haven’s advantages, would find it obvious that the metal-coated margins of the glass sheets could be soldered directly together. It seems clear to me that such person would readily recognize that an obvious way to make a rigid structure would be to position the glass sheets with the desired spacing between the marginal edges and then simply solder the edges together. A prima facie case of obviousness has been made out and the board’s opinion should be affirmed.

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