Ex parte MACLEOD et al. - Page 3




               Appeal No. 98-0816                                                                                                  
               Application 08/286,287                                                                                              




                       The following references are relied on by the examiner:                                                     

               Starcevic                             3,988,622                              Oct.   26, 1976                        
               Hoyer-Ellefsen                 4,340,830                             Jul.    20, 1982                               
               Müller et al. (Müller)                4,604,665                              Aug.    5, 1986                        
               Tatukawa et al. (Tatukawa)            4,701,654                              Oct.   20, 1987                        
               Silvaggio et al. (Silvaggio)          4,816,710                              Mar.  28, 1989                         
               Schuh                                 4,922,406                              May    1, 1990                         
               Hishida et al. (Hishida)       5,045,738                             Sep.    3, 1991                                
               Connors et al. (Connors)              5,091,809                              Feb.  25, 1992                         
               Girault                        5,126,612                             Jun.   30, 1992                                
               Kanaya et al. (Kanaya)                5,155,401                              Oct.   13, 1992                        
               Elsasser et al. (Elsasser)            5,173,814                              Dec.  22, 1992                         
               Jabbari et al. (Jabbari)       5,177,650                             Jan.     5, 1993                               
               Frugé et al. (Frugé)                  5,200,866                              Apr.    6, 1993                        
               Okada et al. (Okada)                  5,245,234                              Sep.  14, 1993                         
               Cossette et al. (Cossette)            5,267,737                              Dec.   7, 1993                         
               Tanaka et al. (Tanaka)         5,319,270                             Jun.    7, 1994                                
               Kloeppel et al. (Kloeppel)            5,454,724                              Oct.    3, 1995                        
                                                                                   (filed Jul.   22, 1994)                        

                       Claims 1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 26, and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence of                     

               obviousness, the examiner relies upon Hishida in view of Schuh.                                                     

                       Claim 27 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence of obviousness, the examiner                   

               relies upon Hishida in view of Schuh, further in view of Tanaka.                                                    

                       Claim 29 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  As evidence of obviousness, the examiner                   

               relies upon Hishida in view of Schuh, further in view of Hoyer-Ellefsen.                                            



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