Appeal No. 1998-2871
Application No. 08/565,989
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. An oscillation gyroscope comprising:
an oscillator having at least two node points;
at least two support members for supporting the
oscillator close to the node points thereof, respectively; and
protective members disposed surrounding a periphery of
the oscillator for preventing displacement of the oscillator
so that the support members are not plastically deformed.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Choffat 3,678,309 July 18,
1972
Nakamura et al. (Nakamura) 5,345,822 Sept. 13,
1994
Kasanami et al. (Kasanami) 5,349,857 Sept. 27,
1994
Nakamura et al. (Nakamura) 5,497,044 Mar. 5,
1996
(effective filing date Dec. 16,
1993)
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Kasanami, Nakamura ‘822 or Nakamura
‘044 in view of Choffat.
Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
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