Appeal No. 1999-0163
Application No. 08/745,698
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Sloan et al. (Sloan) 5,146,067 Sep. 08,
1992
Takaaki et al. (Takaaki) EP 0 473 147 A2 Mar.
04, 1992
(published European Patent application)
Hewlett-Packard, Your Guide to Setting Up Your LaserJet III
Printer, pp. 1-3 (1990).
Claims 4 and 6-8 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Sloan in view of Takaaki and
Hewlett-Packard. In a separate rejection, claims 4 and 6-8
stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Takaaki in view of Hewlett-Packard.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief (Paper No. 26) and
Answer (Paper No. 27) for the respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the
evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
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