Appeal No. 1998-2102
Application 08/826,039
frequency of said vibration element in the first vibration
mode being higher than the resonance frequency of said
vibration element in the second vibration mode so that said
relative moving member is driven in a stable state.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Mishiro 4,812,697 Mar. 14,
1989
Ohnishi et al. (Ohnishi) 4,965,482 Oct. 23,
1990
Yamaguchi 5,101,132 Mar. 31,
1992
Iijima 5,200,665 Apr. 6,
1993
Claims 16 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102
over Ohnishi. Claims 16 to 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102/103 over Yamaguchi. Claims 16 to 22 also stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Iijima. Claims 16, 17, 24 to 28,
and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 over Mishiro, and
24 to 28, and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
Ohnishi. Rather than repeat the positions and the
arguments of Appellants or the Examiner, we make reference to
the briefs and the answer for their respective positions.2
OPINION
2A reply brief was filed as paper no. 31 which was
entered in the record [paper no. 32].
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