Appeal No. 2006-1998
Application No. 10/215,648
removably insertable dividing member which, when received, is operable to divide the
receiving location into a plurality of receiving sub-locations, each operable to receive at
least one information processing module.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Jackson et al. (Jackson) 6,452,809 Sep. 17, 2002
(filed Nov. 10, 2000)
Claims 1-29, 31, and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102 (e) as anticipated by
Jackson.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that the four corners of a
single prior art document describe every element of the claimed invention, either
expressly or inherently, such that a person of ordinary skill in the art could practice the
invention without undue experimentation. In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1478-79,
31 USPQ2d 1671, 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
The examiner contends that Jackson teaches a modular computer system, 100, in
Figure 1, comprising a carrier, 110, having a plurality of receiving locations, 110, in
Figure 2, with each location configured removably to receive at least one information
processing module, 132, in Figure 2. The examiner also contends that each receiving
location is further configured to receive a removably insertable dividing member, 140, in
Figure 2, which dividing member is operable to divide the receiving location into a
plurality of receiving sub-locations (above and below 140, in Figure 2), each operable to
receive at least one information processing module, 132, in Figure 2.
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