Ex parte BAKER et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1998-0750                                                        
          Application 08/232,135                                                      


          The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of                   
          obviousness are:                                                            
          Kanayama                        4,897,639           Jan. 30, 1990           
          Fukuoka et al. (Fukuoka)        5,111,195           May  05, 1992           
          Kumar et al. (Kumar)            5,449,970           Sep. 12, 1995           
          Claims 4 and 61-63 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                  
          being unpatentable over Kanayama.                                           
          Claims 1 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Kanayama and Kumar.                                       
          Claims 7, 11-13, 17, 18, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32-35, 47, 48, 50                  
          and 53-60 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                     
          unpatentable                                                                
          over Fukuoka.                                                               
          Claims 9, 10, 16, 19, 20, 27 and 49 stand rejected under                    
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fukuoka and Kumar.               
          Claims 15, 21, 22, 30, 38-42, 45, 46 and 51 stand rejected                  
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Fukuoka and                
          Kanayama.                                                                   
          Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                      
          unpatentable over Kanayama and Fukuoka.                                     
          Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
          unpatentable over Kanayama, Kumar and Fukuoka.                              


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