Appeal No. 1999-1560
Application No. 08/974,108
a flexible member that is oval in shape and adjacent to the
second surface of the main frame, the flexible member keeping the
piezoelectric elements and the flexible cable in mutual contact
within the hollow portion of the main frame and preventing the
flexible cable from resonating due to movement of the piezoelectric
elements; and
a sub-frame positioned to apply pressures to secure the
flexible cable and the flexible member to the main frame.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner
in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Shimizu et al. (Shimizu) 5,581,288 Dec. 03, 1996
(Filed Mar. 05, 1993)
Matsumoto et al. (Matsumoto)1 JP 01-122441 May 15, 1989
Claims 1, 2, and 4 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Shimizu.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Shimizu in view of Matsumoto.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 25,
mailed March 15, 1999) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper No. 24,
filed January 4, 1999) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
1 Our understanding of this reference is based upon a translation
provided by the Translations Branch of the Patent and Trademark Office, a copy
of which is attached to this decision.
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007