Appeal No. 2002-0161 Page 2
Application No. 09/348,615
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a computer desk or table having a built-in,
concealable, position adjustable solid state display which, in the storage position, forms
a portion of the work surface of the desk or table (specification, page 1). Claim 13,
which is reproduced in the Opinion section of this decision, is illustrative of the
invention.
The examiner relied upon the following prior art references of record in rejecting
the appealed claims:
Lechman 5,651,594 Jul. 29, 1997
Yamaguchi (Japanese Kokai) 404063739 Feb. 28, 19921
The following rejections are before us for review.
Claims 2-5 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Lechman.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Lechman in view of Yamaguchi.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 12 and 15) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
1 An English language translation of this reference, prepared by the Patent and Trademark Office,
is appended hereto.
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