Ex parte SIMONET et al. - Page 9


                      Appeal No.  1997-2515                                                                                                               
                      Application No.  08/221,767                                                                                                         


                               Accordingly, we reverse the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 21 and                                                       
                      26-29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Simonet; claims 1, 5, 6, 21, 24 and                                                     
                      26-29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Smith in view of Simonet and                                                            
                      Mukaida; claims 1, 5, 7, 21, 23 and 25-29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over                                                     
                      Smith in view of Simonet and Finch; and claims 1, 5, 8, 21, 23 and 26-29                                                            
                      under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Smith in view of Simonet and Matsushima.                                                      
                                                                   REVERSED                                                                               









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