Appeal No. 95-2600
Application 07/990,458
Suwa et al. (Suwa) 0,438,362 July 24, 19912
(European Patent Application)
Claims 1, 3, 4, and 14-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by or, in the alternative,
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Suwa.
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Suwa and Gale.
Claims 5 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Suwa and Hilton.
Claims 7 and 9-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Suwa and Heilig.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Suwa, Heilig, and Gale.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 7), the
Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 12), and the Supplemental
Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 14) for a statement of the
examiner's position and to the Brief (Paper No. 11) and the
Reply Brief (Paper No. 13) for appellant's position.
OPINION
Grouping of claims
Suwa corresponds to U.S. Patent 5,371,556, issued2
December 6, 1994, based on an effective filing date of
January 15, 1991.
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