Appeal No. 1999-2290 Page 9
Application No. 08/763,955
We find that Kamiyama does not disclose the use of discs,
and does not disclose the use of discs that rotate in the same
direction and have the same angular velocity as the second
hand. We agree with the examiner that the minute hands 4b,
5b, and 6b rotate in the same direction and have the same
angular velocity. However, the claims recite, inter alia, that
the discs have the
same angular velocity as the second hand. In Kamiyama, the
minute hands 4b, 5b, and 6b do not have the same angular
velocity
as the second hand 3, as the second hand rotates at a faster
rate.
With respect to the examiner's assertion (answer, page 4)
that second hands be added to the displays 4, 5, and 6, we
agree that one of ordinary skill in the art would have been
motivated to have added a second hand to each display having a
minute hand and an hour hand. However, in the absence of a
teaching in the prior art, we find no suggestion in Kamiyama
or the general knowledge level in the art for additionally
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