Appeal No. 1996-1387 Page 4
Application No. 08/110,269
Claims 1, 6, 12-15, 20, and 22-26 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Majima in view of Naemura.
Claims 2-4 stand rejected under § 103 over Majima in view of
Naemura further in view of Ogino. Claims 5 and 16 stand
rejected under § 103 over Majima in view of Naemura further in
view of Bornhorst. Claim 7 stands rejected under § 103 over
Majima in view of Nakamura. Claim 8 stands rejected under
§ 103 over Majima in view of Nakamura further in view of
Ogino. Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under § 103 over
Majima in view of Ogino. Claims 19 and 21 stand rejected
under § 103 over Majima in view of Bornhorst. Rather than
repeat the arguments of the appellant or examiner in toto, we
refer the reader to the briefs and the answers for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejections and evidence
advanced by the examiner. We also weighed the arguments of
the appellant and examiner. After considering the entire
record before us, we are persuaded that the examiner erred in
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