Appeal No. 1997-2954
Application No. 08/401,876
Claims 22-45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, on the ground that the disclosure is enabling only
for
claims limited to a rotatable platen with a means to rotate
the platen.
Claims 22-45 stand additionally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Stone in view of Otson,
Chlosta, Lorch, Fujitsuka, and Natelson or Yamano.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full
commentary with regard to the above noted rejections and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellants
regarding the rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 13, mailed June 19, 1996 ) and the
examiner’s answer (Paper No. 16, mailed March 25, 1997) for
the reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellants’
brief (Paper No. 15, received February 20, 1997) and reply
brief (Paper No. 17, received May 30, 1997) for the arguments
thereagainst.
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