Appeal No. 1997-2705
Application No. 08/341,429
The Learn and Gombrich references are added to the combination
to address the display screen features of the appealed
claims.
In response, Appellants’ arguments primarily center on
the alleged lack of teaching in any of the applied references
of the claimed rotational relationship between the computer
housing and handle assembly and the display screen surface.
After careful review of the applied prior art, in light of the
arguments of record, we are in agreement with Appellants’
position as stated in the Brief. We note that the relevant
portion of independent claim 1 recites:2
a computer housing and handle assembly rotatably
connected to the display screen housing for
rotation with respect to the interactive display
about an axis substantially perpendicular to the
display surface,...
We find no disclosure in any of the applied prior art that
would meet the specifics of this claim language. The
Examiner, although primarily relying on Sato as providing a
teaching of a rotatable handle and display screen structure,
suggests in the “Response to argument” portion at page 5 of
2Similar recitations appear in each of the other appealed
independent claims 8, 19, and 23.
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