Appeal No. 2004-0019 Page 2
Application No. 09/884,914
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a connector, such as a waterproof connector,
in which a wire, connected to a terminal received in a chamber in a connector housing,
is sealed by a rubber plug (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Saijo et al. (Saijo) 5,455,515 Oct. 3, 1995
Wakata et al. (Wakata) 6,039,603 Mar. 21, 2000
Yamaguchi JP 8-2737321 Oct. 18, 1996
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Yamaguchi in view of Wakata.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Yamaguchi in view of Wakata and Saijo.
1 In determining the teachings of Yamaguchi, we will rely on the computer translation provided by
the Japan Patent Office. A copy of that translation is attached for the appellants' convenience.
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