Appeal No. 1998-1491 Page 20
Application No. 08/654,502
teaching of using separate housings with Hofmann’ teaching of
an automatic telephone system. The examiner’s conclusions
impermissibly rely on the appellants' teachings or suggestions
to piece together the teachings of the prior art. He fails to
establish a prima facie case of obviousness. Therefore, we
reverse the rejections of claims 30-57 over Hofmann in view of
Bhagat, Hofmann in view of Sasaki, or Hofmann in view of
Nonami.
CONCLUSION
In summary, the rejection of claims 30-57 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as obvious over Dinkins in view of Martiny, Bhagat,
Sasaki, or Nonami. The rejection of claims 30-57 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Kinoshita in view of Martiny,
Bhagat, Sasaki, or Nonami is also reversed. Furthermore, the
rejection of claims 30-57 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious
over Hofmann in view of Martiny, Bhagat, Sasaki, or Nonami is
reversed.
REVERSED
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