Ex parte BEUKEMA - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 2001-0243                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 09/001,285                                                                                                             

                          a pivot mount for moving said headrest from a first                                                                           
                 position, generally co-planar with the back of a seat to which                                                                         
                 said headrest is mounted for directing illumination toward an                                                                          
                 area behind said headrest, to a second position for directing                                                                          
                 illumination onto the rear surface of the back of the seat to                                                                          
                 which it is mounted.                                                                                                                   

                                                              THE REFERENCES                                                                            
                          The references relied on by the examiner to support the                                                                       
                 final rejection are:                                                                                                                   
                 Lobanoff                                     4,702,519                                    Oct. 27, 1987                                
                 Lu                                           5,713,633                                    Feb.  3, 1998                                
                 Takeichi                                     6-99773                             Apr. 12, 1994                                         
                 Japanese Patent Document1                                                                                                              

                                                              THE REJECTIONS                                                                            
                         Claims 1 through 4, 7 through 11, 13, 14 and 17 through 20                                                                     
                stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by                                                                         
                Lu.                                                                                                                                     
                         Claims 5, 6, 12, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                      
                § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lu in view of Takeichi.                                                                             
                         Claims 1 through 20 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                        
                § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Lobanoff in view of Lu.                                                                             

                          1An English language translation of this reference,                                                                           
                 prepared on behalf of the United States Patent and Trademark                                                                           
                 Office, is appended hereto.                                                                                                            

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