Appeal No. 2002-1252
Application No. 09/362,583
along the track in a path parallel to the left and right sides of
the housing and perpendicular to the back side of the housing,
the rotational carriage is disposed on the first linear carriage
and is operable to rotate between the plurality of slots and the
at least one media drive, the picker assembly is disposed on the
rotational carriage and is operable to insert and remove a
storage media cartridge from the plurality of slots and the at
least one media drive;
wherein the plurality of slots, the at least one media
drive, and the robotic mechanism are co-planar.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Noguchi 5,184,261 Feb. 2, 1993
Sato et al. (Sato) 5,293,284 Mar. 8, 1994
Claims 1, 12 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Sato. Additionally, claims 1, 5, 12 and 14
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Sato in
view of Noguchi.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that, in accordance with the grouping
of claims at page 4 of the principal brief, all claims will stand
or fall together.
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