Ex Parte Roesner et al - Page 2



             Appeal 2007-1671                                                                                   
             Application 10/374,837                                                                             


                                         SUMMARY OF DECISION                                                    
                   We AFFIRM.                                                                                   

                                              THE INVENTION                                                     
                   Appellants claim a computer system drive cage which is said to comprise a                    
             bezel-less drive cage coupled to the chassis and adapted to receive at least one                   
             frontally-exposed drive (Specification 2:1-5).                                                     
                   Claim 8, reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.                
                          8. A bezel-less drive cage for a computer chassis, comprising:                        
                          a plurality of spaced apart walls adapted to receive at least one drive,              
                   the walls further adapted to be coupled to the chassis; and                                  
                          at least one extension member configured to extend forward of a                       
                   frontal mounting surface of the chassis to coincide with a bezel coupled to                  
                   the computer chassis when the drive cage is installed in the computer                        
                   chassis.                                                                                     
                   The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:                       
                    Oros                       US 5,485,348               Jan. 16, 1996                         
                    Liu                        US 6,305,648 B1            Oct. 23, 2001                         

                                             THE REJECTIONS                                                     
                   The following rejections are before us for review:                                           
             1. Claims 9-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as                          


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