Appeal No. 2003-0279 Page 2
Application No. 09/644,795
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a flat cathode ray tube (CRT), and more
particularly, to a tension mask frame assembly having an improved frame for supporting
a tension mask having a color distinction function (specification, p. 1). A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
Claims 5 to 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
the appellants' admission of prior art (specification, pages 1-2; Figure 1) relating to a
tension mask frame assembly of a flat CRT (Admitted Prior Art) in view of U.S. Patent
No. 6,268,6881 to Tani et al. (Tani).
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 11, mailed July 26, 2002) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 10, filed July 1, 2002) and reply brief (Paper
No. 12, filed September 24, 2002) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
1 Issued July 31, 2001.
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