Appeal No. 97-1398
Application 08/295,225
not apparent to us, how this clause implies any structural
limitations beyond those expressly recited in this claim. 3
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Sasaki et al. (Sasaki) 3,823,947 Jul. 16, 1974
Siddiq 4,893,209 Jan. 9, 1990
Nagaoka 4,616,274 Oct. 7, 1986
Nelson et al. (Nelson) 0 122 724 Oct. 24, 1984
(European Patent Appln.)
Kubota JP 58-19776 Feb. 4, 1983
(Japan)
Fujimura 61-192017 Aug. 26, 1986
(Japan Laid Open Pub.)
We additionally rely on the following reference in a new
ground of rejection being entered pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b):
Nowicki et al. (Nowicki) 3,978,520 Aug. 31, 1976
In the final Office action, the prior art was applied
against the claims as follows:
• claims 2-6, 11-14, 17, 28, 30-32, 35, 38, 40, and 41 -
Sasaki in view of Siddiq;
• claims 7 and 8 - Sasaki in view of Siddiq and Nelson; and
• claims 9, 10, 17, and 39 - Sasaki in view of Siddiq,
Nagoaka, and Kubota.
3As will appear, an identical "wherein" clause constitutes
an additional limitation in claim 2, which, unlike claim 3, calls
for the tape to include a "tape portion" and a "leader portion."
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