Appeal No. 1998-2965
Application No. 08/589,156
1. A photographic camera comprising a taking lens system supported in a
camera body by a lens barrel, film chambers, and a battery chamber which
accommodates a battery and is formed adjacent to the lens barrel, the
battery chamber being located outside of the film chambers, the camera
characterized in that
at least part of the wall defining the battery chamber is formed
integrally with the lens barrel so that said part of the wall also comprises a
portion of the lens barrel.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Takagai 5,381,200 Jan. 10, 1995
(filed May 17, 1993)
Katayama et al. (Katayama) 5,515,135 May 07, 1996
(effective filing date of at least Jun. 18, 1991)
Claims 1 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Takagai.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Takagai in
view of Katayama.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that, in accordance with appellant’s grouping of the claims at
page 4 of the principal brief, all claims will stand or fall together. Accordingly, we
concentrate on the subject matter of claim 1.
It is the examiner’s position that Takagai anticipates the subject matter of instant
claim 1. More particularly, the examiner contends that the claim limitation “at least part of
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