Appeal No. 1997-4099
Application No. 08/345,343
As evidence of unpatentability of the claimed subject matter, the Examiner relies on
the following references:
Hoff et al. (Hoff) 4,105,846 Aug. 8, 1978
Morita et al. (Morita) 4,298,713 Nov. 3, 1981
Welch et al. (Welch) 4,410,671 Oct. 18, 1983
Arzoumanidis et al. (Arzoumanidis) 4,579,836 Apr. 1, 1986
Matsuura et al. (Matsuura) 4,985,515 Jan. 15, 1991
Kondo et al. (Kondo) 5,118,769 Jun. 2, 1992
Mitsubishi JP-62-115004 May 26, 1987
(Printed Japanese Patent Application)
THE REJECTION
The Examiner entered the following ground of rejection:
Claims 12 and 14-21 are rejected as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Kondo
in view of Mitsubishi, Morita, Welch, Arzoumanidis, Matsuura and Hoff. (Examiner’s
Answer, page 2).
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the claims, specification and applied prior art, including
all of the arguments advanced by both the Examiner and Appellant in support of their
respective positions. This review leads us to conclude that the rejection is not well
founded. Accordingly, we will reverse § 103 rejection. We need to address only claim 12,
which is the sole independent claim.
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