Appeal No. 2000-1161
Application No. 09/318,354
first plurality of said actuators extend in a first direction
from a first group of said string posts and a second plurality
of said actuators extend in a second direction from a second
group of said string posts.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Krebs 3,443,018 May 6, 1969
Lieber 4,248,127 Feb. 3, 1981
Claims 36-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite.
Claims 1-13, 15, 16, and 21-38 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Krebs in view of
Lieber.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants and the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have considered the rejections advanced by the
examiner and the supporting arguments. We have, likewise,
reviewed the appellants’ arguments set forth in the brief.
We affirm-in-part.
The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph
The examiner rejects claims 36 and 37 (final rejection at
page 3 and answer at page 5) as being indefinite and confusing
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