Appeal No. 1997-3182
Application 08/254,643
IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms,
405 (3d ed., New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1984).
Claims 1, 8, 21 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Robinson. Claims 15, 16 and
27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner relies upon the combination of
teachings of Robinson in view of Ishikawa and Fosgate as to
claim 15 and the more limited combination to Robinson and
Fosgate as to claims 16 and 27.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellant and the
examiner, reference is made to the various briefs, the
supplemental examiner's answer mailed on May 9, 2000, which
appears to supersede the answer's answer mailed on November
13, 1996, and the intervening communications from the
examiner.
OPINION
We reverse the rejection of independent claims 1 and 21
on appeal essentially for the reasons set forth by appellant
in the brief and the reply brief. As such, we therefore
reverse the rejection of claims 8 and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102
and the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of the remaining
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