Appeal No. 2001-1336
Application No. 08/736,042
engine controller and both said sensor circuit and said
voltage transfer generator, said sensor sensing operational
states of said print control unit.
The Examiner relies on the following references in rejecting
the claims:
U.S. Patents
Kimura et al. (Kimura) 5,250,999 Oct. 5, 1993
Lee 5,444,524 Aug. 22, 1995
Kanno et al. (Kanno) 5,486,903 Jan. 23, 1996
(filed Jul. 7, 1994)
Japanese Kokai2
Kono 6-83142 Mar. 25, 1994
Claims 1-7, 13 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kimura in view of Kono and
Lee.
Claims 8-123 and 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kimura in view of Kono and
Lee and further in view of Kanno.
Rather than reiterate the viewpoints of the Examiner and
Appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference
to the answer (Paper No. 32, mailed July 31, 2000) for the
2 The English translation of this Kokai reference was provided by
DerwentTM, a copy of which was provided to Appellant as an attachment to paper
No. 7, mailed November 18, 1997.
3 Claim 8 is dependent upon independent claim 5 and should have
probably been grouped with its base claim.
4
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