Appeal No. 2005-2731 2
Application No. 10/656,040
a given set of standardized physical configurational and dimensional criteria which apply to
the design of cartridges), for example, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Digital Data storage
(DDS), Digital linear tape (DLT). The data storage apparatus includes a picker configured
to move both of the different forms of storage media and a docking device in
communication linkage with a host device and adapted to receive the first storage media
and the second storage media from the picker. Independent claim 28 is representative of
the subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim can be found in the Claims Appendix
attached to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims
are:
Stefansky 5,329,412 Jul. 12, 1994
Kim 5,666,342 Sep. 9, 1997
Kulakowski et al. (Kulakowski) 6,731,455 May 4, 2004
(filed Apr. 26, 2001)
Claim 45 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to comply
with the enablement requirement. In the examiner’s view, this claim contains subject
matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to enable one skilled
in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and/or use
the invention.
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