Appeal No. 2000-2139
Application No. 08/938,704
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Beutler 4,890,199 Dec.
26,
1989
Mendolia et al. (Mendolia) 5,717,577 Feb. 10,
1998
(filed Oct. 30,
1996)
Ito et al. (Ito) JP 08-222881 Aug. 30, 19961
(Japanese Application)
The admitted prior art shown in Fig. 5 of
appellants’ application and described at page 1,
line 12 to page 3, line 5. (APA)
The claims on appeal stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C. 103(a) as unpatentable over the following combinations
of references:
(1) Claim 9, Beutler in view of Mendolia and the APA.
(2) Claims 11 and 12, Beutler in view of Mendolia, the
APA, and Ito.
First considering Beutler’s disclosure in relation to
claim 9, Beutler discloses an electronic device (portable
telephone) having a casing 201 containing a circuit board 205,
Although this reference (referred to as “Obayashi Katsuki”) is utilized1
in rejecting claims 11 and 12, it is not listed on page 3 of the examiner’s
answer. A translation of the reference, prepared by the USPTO, is enclosed.
2
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