Appeal No. 1997-3970
Application No. 08/391,379
comprises at least one electrical impedance in the cassette as
said indicator in said cassette, the impedance value of said
impedance defining the parameter for the indication of at
least one characteristic value of a fixed element of said
record carrier of said cassette, and
the at least one detection device of the apparatus is adapted
to detect the parameter defined by the impedance value of the
at least one impedance.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Sawada et al. (Sawada) 5,434,721 July 18,
1995
(filed May 26,
1993)
Yoshii 60-231989 Nov. 18,
1985 Ozawa 02-201789 Aug.
09, 1990
Adel S. Sedra et al. (Sedra), Microelectronic Circuits, 2ND
Edition, 1987 by CBS College Publishing, pages A-1 to A-13.
The following rejections are before us on this appeal:
1. Claims 2, 14, 15, 27, 28 and 35 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the
disclosure of Ozawa.1
2. Claims 2, 14, 15, 27, 28 and 35 stand rejected
Our understanding of Ozawa and Yoshii is based upon translations provided by a contractor1
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Copies of these translations are attached to this
decision.
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