Appeal No. 2001-0007
Application No. 08/956,974
airflow port of the portable computer is adjoined to the
docking station via an airflow coupler on the docking
station.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and
it reads as follows:
1. A docking station for a portable computer,
comprising:
an airflow coupler for adjoining said docking
station to an airflow port of said portable
computer, wherein said airflow port allows air to
flow between said docking station and said
portable computer through said airflow port; and
a fan.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Donahoe et al. (Donahoe) 5,757,615 May 26, 1998
(filed Jul. 1, 1996)
Cheng 5,768,101 Jun. 16, 1998
(filed Dec. 20, 1996)
Claims 1 through 13 and 15 through 17 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Cheng in
view of Donahoe.
Reference is made to the brief (paper number 13) and
the answer (paper number 14) for the respective positions of
the appellants and the examiner.
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