Appeal No. 1999-1488
Application 08/630,332
deliberately pressed, rather than working automatically, it
would not have been obvious to substitute a
button for Okamoto's light sensor because the feature of
automatically preventing removal of the tray would be lost.
On page 7 of the answer, the examiner seems to assert that
door 14 (Fig. 4) may be considered a "button," but even if
this were the case, the requirement of claim 8 that the
operator panel, which has the button, be on a front surface of
the tray would still not be met, since Okamoto's "button" 14
is in a recess behind the front of the tray.
Rejections Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b), we enter the
following new grounds of rejection:
(A) Claims 1 to 7 are rejected as unpatentable for failure to
comply with the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, on the
following grounds:
(i) In claims 1 to 3 and 6, the term "said sensor" has no
antecedent basis.
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