Appeal No. 96-1603
Application 08/057,989
feed screw; a block mounted integrally with the feed nut; a
table supported by the block for movement along an axial
direction of the feed screw; and a slide mechanism disposed
between the block and the table, the slide mechanism being
slidable in at least one of a horizontal direction and a
vertical direction along a plane transverse to the axial
direction of the feed screw.
THE REFERENCES
The following references were relied on by the examiner
to support the rejections:
Blatt 4,988,261 Jan. 29, 1991
Kato 5,054,991 Oct. 8, 1991
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 13 and 15-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph because the specification as originally filed,
does not provide support for the invention as claimed.
Claims 1, 11 and 15-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Kato.
Claims 1, 11, 12 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Blatt.
Rather than reiterate the respective positions of the
examiner and the appellant in support of their respective
positions, reference is made to the examiner’s answer (Paper
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