Ex parte HASEGAWA et al. - Page 14




          Appeal No. 95-4206                                                          
          Application No. 07/803,465                                                  


          Sarraf wherein receptacles 86 are depicted for various                      
          connections with other units.                                               
               Thus, we will also sustain the rejection of claim 29 and               
          its dependent claims under 35 U.S.C. 103.                                   
               With regard to claims 34 and 35 which recite a “rack” for              
          mounting the memory storage disk modules, the examiner relies               
          on the teaching of Varaiya for the suggestion of such a rack.               
          Since we find no substantive argument by appellants with                    
          regard to this limitation, we will accept the examiner’s                    
          position and sustain the rejection of claims 34 and 35 under                
          35 U.S.C. 103.                                                              
               With regard to independent claim 37, this is merely a                  
          counterpart method claim to previous apparatus claims.  We                  
          find nothing therein which would have been unobvious over the               
          manner of constructing the device of Sarraf as modified by the              
          teachings of Dodson.                                                        
               Independent claim 40 includes limitations which have all               
          been discussed supra regarding the first and second cooling                 
          fans and the apertures in the front and rear portions of the                
          cover and we will sustain the rejection of claim 40, and its                
          dependent claims, for similar reasons.                                      
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