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REVERSED
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Thus, Sasaki teached that the radius of curvature is a function of various parameters of the tip, including the status of the vacuum, the temperature of the tip, and the electric field.  But it is not apparent that Sasaki teaches how the affected parameters, such as the field intensity or the trajectory of the particle beam, change as a result of the change in the radius.  Absent such a teaching, it cannot be said that a variable is "result-effective."  Cf. Application of Antonie, 559 F.2d 618, 620 (CCPA 1977) ("This case, in which the parameter optimized was not recognized to be a result-effective variable, is another exception [to the rule that the discovery of an optimum value of a variable in a known process is normally obvious.]")

Antonie, In re, 559 F.2d 618, 195 USPQ 6 (CCPA 1977) 2141.02 , 2144.05

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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In contesting the rejection, Appellant argues, inter alia, that the Examiner's rejection is in error, because "the Examiner failed to show how the length of the delivery path is a result effective variable."  Appeal Br. 11; see also id. at 10 (citing In re Antonie, 559 F.2d 618 (CCPA 1977)),

Upon reviewing the record before us, we agree with Appellant that the Examiner has failed to show how the length of the delivery path is a result effective variable.

As pointed out by Appellant, In re Antonie clarified the principle set forth in In re Aller, requiring the prior art to recognize the parameter to be optimized to be "a result-effective variable."  In re Antonie, 559 F.2d at 620.  In the present case, the Examiner has not established, through evidence or technical reasoning, that the langth of Bordoni's delivery path is a result-effective variable subject to routine optimization.  See Ans. 3.

Antonie, In re, 559 F.2d 618, 195 USPQ 6 (CCPA 1977) 2141.02 , 2144.05

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955) 2144.05

AFFIRMED
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