Appeal No. 1997-4051 Page 8
Application No. 08/479,245
interpreted according to the definitions in the appellant’s
specification rather than the meaning that Shimoi assigns to
the terms. Given this interpretation, the examiner fails to
show a teaching or suggestion of these limitations in the
prior art by his own admission.
For the foregoing reasons, the examiner has not
established a prima facie case of obviousness. Therefore, we
reverse his rejection of claims 1-8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-8
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
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