Ex parte LAUGHLIN - Page 2




                Appeal No. 95-3254                                                                                                            
                Application 08/029,492                                                                                                        


                         Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s                                                              
                final rejection of claims 1 to 31, which constitute all the                                                                   
                claims in the application.                                                                                                    



                         Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                                                                          
                         1.  A system comprising:                                                                                             
                         a base portion containing a central processing unit;                                                                 
                         a lid portion containing a display coupled to the central                                                            
                processing unit and a projector for projecting video information                                                              
                from the central processing unit; and                                                                                         
                         a hinge connecting the lid portion to the base portion.                                                              
                         The following references are relied on by the examiner:                                                              
                Rabeisen                                  4,371,893                                 Feb. 01, 1983                             
                Maeser et al. (Maeser)                    4,803,652                                 Feb. 07, 1989                             
                Araki                                     5,091,873                                 Feb. 25, 1992                             
                Mohler et al. (Mohler)                    5,160,919                                 Nov. 03, 1992                             
                Saito    2                                01-237592                                 Sep. 22, 1989                             
                (Japanese patent publication)                                                                                                 
                         Claims 1 to 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103, in the                                                          
                following manner.  Araki alone is relied upon as to claims 1 to                                                               
                4, 7, 10, 12 and 14.  Araki in view of Maeser is relied upon as                                                               


                         2Our understanding of this reference is based upon a                                                                 
                translation provided by the Scientific and Technical Information                                                              
                Center of the Patent and Trademark Office.  A copy of the                                                                     
                translation is enclosed with this decision.                                                                                   
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