Appeal No. 97-0557
Application 08/371,040
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Takemae et al. al. (Takemae) 4,660,174 Apr.
21, 1987
Claims 13 through 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102
as being anticipated by Takemae.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the
Examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have considered the rejections advanced by the
Examiner and the supporting arguments. We have, likewise,
reviewed the Appellants' arguments set forth in the brief.
It is our view that claims 13 through 17 are not
anticipated by Takemae. Accordingly, we reverse.
In our analysis, we are guided by the precedence of our
reviewing court that anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is
established only when a single prior art reference discloses,
either expressly or under the principles of inherency, each
and every element of a claimed invention. See RCA Corp. V.
Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444, 221
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