Appeal No. 1997-2849
Application No. 08/348,811
where f3 is the focal length of said third lens group, fW is
the focal length of the entire lens system at the wide-angle
end, fT is the focal length of the entire lens system at the
telephoto end.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Tokumaru et al. (Tokumaru) 4,591,235 May 27, 1986
Sato 4,978,205Dec. 18, 1990
Kitagishi et al. (Kitagishi) 5,182,671 Jan. 26, 1993
Umeda 5,249,079 Sep. 28, 1993
Claims 1 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Tokumaru in view of Umeda. In the
Examiner's answer, the Examiner entered a new ground of
rejection. Under the new ground of rejection, claims 1
through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Tokumaru in view of Umeda, Sato and
Kitagishi.
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