Appeal No. 2006-0455 Page 2
Application No. 10/217,378
(specification, page 1).
Claim 1 is representative of the invention, and is reproduced as
follows:
1. An optical drive comprising:
means for reading an optical disc; and
means for receiving an optical disc to be transported to
said means for reading an optical disc, wherein said means for
receiving is oriented off-axis at an angle › that is an acute
angle from a vertical axis to maintain said optical disc within
said means for receiving and wherein said means for reading is
oriented off said vertical axis at said angle › during operation
thereof.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Mitsui et al 5,930,218 Jul. 27, 1999
Iwata JP63271754 Nov. 9, 1988
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Mitsui in view of Iwata.
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Mitsui.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (mailed July 27,
2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed June 2, 2005) and reply brief
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