Appeal No. 1997-1230
Application 08/274,807
their fabrication. The plastic hub 16 is preferably
injection-molded of liquid crystal plastic to five
to ten micrometer accuracy using otherwise
conventional fabrication techniques. With liquid
crystal plastic material and a readily-attained five
to ten micrometer molding accuracy, no subsequent
machining is required to give good results.
[Specification, page 4.]
The following references are relied upon by the examiner
as evidence of obviousness:
Cheney 3,917,068 Nov. 4, 1975
Sakaguchi et al (Sakaguchi) 4,847,826 Jul. 11, 1989
Suzuki 2 4-125879 Apr. 27, 1992
(Japan)
Claims 1-5, 8, 9 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Sakaguchi in view of Suzuki.
Claims 6, 7, 10 and 12-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Sakaguchi and Suzuki as
applied in the rejection of claim 1 et al., and further in
view of Cheney.
The rejections are explained in the examiner’s answer
2Our understanding of this foreign language document is
derived from a translation prepared in the Patent and
Trademark Office. A copy of said translation is attached to
this decision.
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