Ex parte LIU et al. - Page 3




            Appeal No. 96-4103                                                                           
            Application 08/363,479                                                                       


            Kusano et al. (Kusano)            0 430 086         June 05, 1991                            
            (European Application)                                                                       
            The following rejections have been made against the                                          
            claims on appeal:                                                                            
            1.  Claims 1 and 4-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                    
            as being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama.                                        
            2.  Claims 2, 21, 22 and 24 stand rejected under 35                                          
            U.S.C.                                                                                       
            § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama in                                
            view of Ohshima.                                                                             
            3.  Claim 23 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                        
            being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama in view of                                 
            Ohshima and further in view of Kusano.                                                       
            4.  Claims 3, 5-8 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                      
            § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama in                                
            view of Kusano.                                                                              
            5.  Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                        
            being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama in view of                                 
            Kusano and further in view of Shimura.                                                       
            6.  Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                    
            as being unpatentable over the teachings of Yokoyama in view of                              
            Yokoyama ’724.                                                                               


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