Appeal No. 2000-0377
Application 08/777,841
A) positions of mechanical toggle switches,
B) positions of rotary switches, and
C) colors of illuminated light sources.
The Examiner relies on the admitted prior art (APA) of
Appellant's figure 2, described in the specification at
pages 2-4, and following references:
Hotka 5,452,415 September 19, 1995
Yamada 5,798,738 August 25, 1998
(filed March 25, 1996)
Taguchi 5,815,080 September 29, 1998
(filed February 15, 1996)
Claims 1, 3-5, 9, 11, 13, and 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hotka and Yamada.
Claims 6-8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Hotka, Yamada, and the APA.
Claims 10, 12, and 15-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hotka, Yamada, and Taguchi.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 5) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 8)
(pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the Examiner's
rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 7) (pages referred to as
"Br__") and reply brief (Paper No. 9) (pages referred to as
"RBr__") for a statement of Appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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