Appeal No. 1997-2026
Application 08/317,108
Uchino, Kenji, “Electrodes for Piezoelectric Actuators [Atuden
Akuchueita-yo Denkyoku]”, Bulletin of the Ceramic Society of
Japan, Ceramics Japan, Vol. 21, No. 3, pages 229-236 (1986).
(Uchino) 2
Claims 2 to 4, 10 to 15, 24, and 28 to 33 stand rejected 3
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first and second paragraphs, and also
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Reference is made to Appellants’ brief and the Examiner's
answer for their respective positions.
OPINION
We have considered the record before us, and we will
reverse the rejection of claims 2 to 4, 10 to 15, 24, and 28
to 33 under 112 as well as the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §
103.
At the outset, we note that Appellants have elected to
have all the claims on appeal to stand or fall together
2We reference a translation by the Ralph McElroy
Company, pages 1 to 21. A copy is supplied with this
decision.
3Cover sheet for the final rejection lists claims 2 to
4, 10 to 15, 24, and 28 to 33 as being under rejection,
however, the body of the rejection leaves out claims 10, 11,
and 31 to 33. But, since Appellants elect to have all the
claims on appeal stand or fall together, this discrepancy is
not critical to our decision.
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