Appeal No. 98-1287
Application 08/359,706
light and dark portions of the cycle.
For the foregoing reasons, the rejection of Claims 1, 3/1, and 7/1 is reversed.
Claims 2, 3/2, 4, 5, 6, 7/2, 8, 9, and 10
In the statement of rejection, the examiner merely refers to Fig. 1 of Wiklund for disclosure or
suggestion of the subject matter of Claim 2. (Answer at 5.) The examiner's response to arguments in
support of Claim 2 (principally at pages 16 and 17 of the Answer) also fails to deal with the specific
requirements of Claim 2. The examiner has thus failed to set forth a prima facie case for obviousness of
the subject matter. Accordingly, the rejection of Claims 2, 3/2, 4, 5, 6, 7/2, 8, 9, and 10 is reversed.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of Claims 1-10 is reversed.
REVERSED
ERROL A. KRASS )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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