Appeal No. 96-1228
Application 08/127,480
means for enabling a meniscus of ink to be
formed in a more stable manner inside said nozzle hole
so as to at least partially define the shape of the
meniscus, said enabling means including an[] [sic] ink-
repellent coating film provided uniformly on said front
surface of said nozzle plate, said inner surface of
said nozzle hole, and a portion around said nozzle hole
contiguous to said rear surface of said nozzle plate.
The examiner relies on the following prior art:
Hara et al. (Hara) 4,296,421 October 20, 1981
Claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hara.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 17) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the Examiner's Answer (Paper
No. 26) (pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the
examiner's position and to the Brief (Paper No. 25) (pages
referred to as "Br__") and the Reply Brief (Paper No. 29)
(pages referred to as "RBr__") for a statement of
appellants' position.
OPINION
Claims 1 and 2 are argued to stand or fall together.
Claim 3 is argued separately.
Claims 1 and 2
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