Appeal No. 1997-1349
Application 08/520,629
display. We find that the hinges 6 as disclosed by Kunii are
attached to the side surfaces of the display. Accordingly, we
reverse the rejection of claims 32 and 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
over Kunii.
Turning to the rejection of claims 46 through 54,
Appellants argue on pages 16 and 17 of the brief that Cohen
does not teach “first and second engagement . . . for
attachment of a stylus
. . . in first and second positions” where the positions are
further recited to be vertical and parallel in relation to the
housing. Appellants point out that the Examiner provides no
suggestion for two attachments and their relative positioning.
The Examiner on page 6 of the answer responds to
Appellants’ arguments by stating that it would have been
obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to attach the
stylus in two positions. The Examiner further argues that
Kunii’s computer has dual operating positions and thus suggests
“two” attachments, one for each operating position.
Claim 46 requires two engagements for attaching a stylus
in a vertical position and a parallel position relative to the
housing. Cohen in Fig. 1 and col. 3, lines 13 and 14 discloses
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