Appeal No. 1997-4426
Application No. 08/515,767
signal in accordance with said external control signal.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Hoshi 5,150,329 Sep. 22, 1992
Arimoto et al. (Arimoto) 5,249,155 Sep. 28, 1993
Claims 29 and 31-52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Hoshi in
view of Arimoto.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the brief along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in
rebuttal set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record
before us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of
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