Appeal No. 1998-1088 Page 4 Application No. 08/523,809 a screen protection panel disposed adjacent said lenticular lens system, wherein said screen protection panel is equipped with a light-absorbing means for absorbing light spread by said lenticular lens system, and further comprising a projecting part formed at a predetermined height on the side of said screen protection panel that faces said lenticular lens system, and wherein said light absorbing means comprises a darkened stripe formed on said projecting part. Besides the appellant‘s admitted prior art (AAPA), the reference relied on in rejecting the claims follows: Takuma et al. (Takuma) 5,448,401 Sep. 5, 1995 filed Dec. 21, 1993. Claims 1 and 3-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over AAPA in view of Takuma. Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellant or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the briefs and answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007