Appeal No. 2001-2038
Application No. 09/002,950
Representative independent claim 10 is reproduced as
follows:
10. A portable mobile telephone, comprising:
a body, a removable battery, and a flap hinged to said body
to move between an operative position in which the flap is
located in front of the mouth of a user, and a second position
folded on top of said body, wherein said flap forms a sound
reflector which, in said operative position, redirects the sound
of the user’s voice from said flap to a microphone in said body
inboard of said flap, and wherein said removable battery
constitutes virtually all of said flap so that said battery
itself, forms said reflector.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Mischenko 5,117,073 May 26, 1992
Takagi et al. [Takagi 329] 5,251,329 Oct. 5, 1993
Takagi [Takagi 998] 5,260,998 Nov. 9, 1993
Claims 10, 12, 13 and 15-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner offers Mischenko
and Takagi 998 with regard to claims 10 and 12, adding Takagi 329
with regard to claims 13 and 15-20.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
With regard to claims 10 and 12, the examiner cites
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