Appeal No. 1997-1131
Application No. 08/395,119
of first and second boxes and are arranged in juxtaposed rows.
The first and second boxes share border defining elements and
various display elements of the boxes are illuminated to jointly
define the displayed symbols.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A display device for a selected symbol formed with a first
box having border defining elements, and with a second box having
border defining elements, various ones of the elements of each of
the two boxes being illumined or darkened to define jointly the
symbol.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Bailey et al. (Bailey) 4,039,890 Aug. 02, 1977
Claims 1 through 18 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Bailey. Claims 19 and 20 stand
finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Bailey.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs1 and Answer for the
respective details.
1 The Appeal Brief was filed September 19, 1996. In
response to the Examiner’s Answer dated January 21, 1997, a Reply
Brief was filed March 18, 1997 which was acknowledged and entered
by the Examiner without further comment on April 15, 1997.
2
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