Appeal No. 1999-1924 Page 15
Application No. 08/486,545
Application No. 08/482,052 leads us to conclude that, absent
the presence of additional evidence not before us in this
appeal, the claims under appeal are patentably distinct from
(1) claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,684,776; (2) claim 1 of U.S.
Patent No. 5,703,857; (3) claim 1 of U.S. Patent No.
5,724,331; and
(4) claim 1 of copending Application No. 08/482,052. In that
regard, from a review of Appendix A it is quite clear that
only claims in the present application recite a cartridge
loading apparatus having a bias coil arm including a bias coil
assembly and a lever arm engageable with a notch formed in one
of the first or second sliders as set forth in claim 1 under
appeal. Thus, claim 1 and claims 21 to 27 dependent thereon
are patentably distinct from claim 1 of U.S. Patent No.
5,684,776, claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,703,857; claim 1 of
U.S. Patent No. 5,724,331; and claim 1 of copending
Application No. 08/482,052 in the absence of any evidence
establishing that the claimed bias coil arm was known in the
art. While the examiner has stated that sub-components, such
as the bias coil assembly, door links, cartridge receiver
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