Appeal No. 1998-0996
Application No. 08/498,385
a cover;
at least one of said body and said cover filtering specific
wavelengths of ambient light, thereby preventing the specific
wavelengths of ambient light from passing therethrough and
reaching an interior of said optical disc holder while allowing
light having visible wavelengths to pass therethrough.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Inaba 4,455,642 Jun. 19, 1984
Mori 4,560,252 Dec. 24, 1985
Kirk-Othmer, 23 Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 615-27
(3d ed., John Wiley & Sons) (Kirk-Othmer)
Appellant's admitted prior art, disclosed at pages 1 and 2 of the
specification and shown in Figure 7. (AAPA)
Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Inaba.
Claims 3 through 5, 8 through 20, and 22 through 25 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable. As
evidence of obviousness, the examiner applies Inaba alone against
claim 8, adds Mori for claims 3 through 5, 9, 14 through 17, and
22 through 25, and further adds Kirk-Othmer for claim 10. The
examiner applies Inaba in view of AAPA for claims 11 through 13
and 18 and adds Mori for claims 19 and 20.
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