Appeal No. 1997-1014
Application 07/991,013
Schnars et al (Schnars) 4,797,924 Jan. 10,
1989
Takagi et al (Takagi) 5,335,273 Aug. 2,
1994
Thompson et al (Thompson) 5,335,276 Aug. 2,
1994
Sharp Electronics, “Wizard, The Gift of Organization” (1992)
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
unpatentable over Takagi in view of Sharp and Schnars. Claims
11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable
over Takagi in view of Sharp.
An obviousness-type double patenting rejection against
claims 1-24, entered as a new ground in the answer, was later
withdrawn by the examiner in response to a terminal disclaimer
filed by appellants.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
Among other things, each of independent claims 1 and 11
requires “each application module having an electrical circuit
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