Appeal No. 1998-2543
Application 08/606,939
The sole prior art reference relied on by the examiner is:
Japanese Document (Fukazawa) 60163808 Aug. 26, 19851
The issue presented for review is whether the examiner erred in rejecting claims 3,
6 through 8, and 12 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as described by Fukazawa.
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the following
materials: (1) the instant specification, and all of the claims on appeal; (2) the Appeal Brief
(Paper No. 13) and the Reply Brief (Paper No. 16); (3) the Examiner’s Answer (Paper No.
14); and (4) the above-cited Fukazawa reference.
On consideration of the record, including the above-listed materials, we reverse the
examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
Discussion
1 The Japanese document was translated for the Patent and Trademark Office by
Diplomatic Language Services, Inc. in December 1996. When we cite to a particular page
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