Appeal No. 2005-0460
Application No. 09/775,881
a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier
being removably mountable in a memory storage device
housing; and
fins mounted on the carrier.
19. A device for removably mounting a hard disk drive in a
memory storage housing, comprising:
a first means for holding a hard disk drive, the first
means being removably mountable in the memory storage device
housing; and
a second means for convective cooling mounted on the
first means.
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejection of the appealed claims:
Ende 4,642,715 Feb. 10, 1987
Wyler 5,510,954 Apr. 23, 1996
Lin 5,514,036 May 7, 1996
Chang 5,694,290 Dec. 2, 1997
Grouell 5,892,655 Apr. 6, 1999
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 14, 17 and 18-20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Chang. The claims on
appeal also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as follows:
(a) claims 3, 4, 15 and 16 over Chang in view of Lin;
(b) claims 7 and 8 over Chang in view of Wyler or Ende; and
(c) claims 9-12 over Chang in view of Wyler and Lin.
Appellant submits at page 4 of the Brief that "[a]ll claims
at issue stand or fall together." Accordingly, the claims as
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