Ex parte CHAO - Page 16




              Appeal No. 1996-1942                                                                       16                
              Application No. 07/977,834                                                                                   


             The rejection of claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                                  

             Sawai in view of Ozono and further in view of Wolinski is reversed.                                           

                    The rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 6 through 8, 10, 12, and 14 under 35 U.S.C.                           

             § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ruus in view of Ozono is reversed.                                        

             The rejection of claims 21 through 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                       

             unpatentable over Ruus in view of Ozono is affirmed.                                                          

             The rejection of claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                                  

             Ruus in view of Ozono and further in view of Wolinski is reversed.                                            

             The rejection of claims 15 through 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being                                       

             anticipated by Sawai is affirmed.                                                                             

             The rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                                 

             Sawai is affirmed.                                                                                            

             The rejection of claim 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                                 

             Sawai in view of Ruus is affirmed.                                                                            

             The rejection of claims 3, 5, 11 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                     

             unpatentable over Ruus in view of Ozono and further in view of Dahm is reversed.                              

             The rejection of claim 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                                 

             Ruus in view of Dahm is affirmed.                                                                             









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