Appeal No. 1998-2459 Page 9
Application No. 08/566,340
and Noguchi, we note that independent claim 8 recites language
similar to claim 1, reciting "a short length of optical guide
having refractive index n , said guide having a smooth
g
exterior surface along its length covered by the liquid." As
Noguchi does not overcome the basic deficiency of Broerman and
Park, the rejection of claims 8, 9, and 11-13 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) is reversed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1-9 and 11-13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
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