Appeal No. 1997-0195
Application 08/126,987
Appellants’ description of Ishikawa at page 2, lines 1-5, of the instant
specification.
II. Rejections3
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: (a) claims
1 through 7 and 11 through 17 over Harbison in view of Kadowaki and the abstract and
appellants’ description of Ishikawa; and (b) claims 8 through 10, 18, and 19 over Harbison
in view of Kadowaki, the abstract and appellants’ description of Ishikawa, and Ikenoue.
On consideration of the record, we reverse these rejections.
III. Discussion
A. The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Harbison in view of Kadowaki and
the abstract and appellants’ description of Ishikawa.
1. The claims on appeal are directed to a photographic assemblage comprising a
silver halide photographic element stored in a closed vessel at a constant relative humidity.
The silver halide photographic element comprises: (1) at least one sulfur and gold
3The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, fourth paragraph, set forth in the Final
rejection, Paper No. 7, mailed May 9, 1995, has been withdrawn by the examiner. See
Examiner’s answer, Paper No. 19, mailed Mar. 19, 1996. The rejections under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, set forth in the Examiner’s answer at page 6, as new
grounds of rejection, have been withdrawn by the examiner in response to the amendment
filed Apr. 10, 1996, Paper No. 20. See Supplemental examiner’s answer, Paper No. 22,
mailed May 10, 1996.
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