Appeal No. 1999-0702 Page 4
Application No. 08/858,564
Claim 21 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Kiyohara in view of Schroer and Mitchell.
Claims 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Kiyohara in view of Schroer and
Shiraki.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Kiyohara in view of Schroer and Haley.
Claim 22 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Kiyohara in view of Schroer and
Sinclair-Day.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 24,
mailed October 21, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 23,
filed September 30, 1998) and reply brief (Paper No. 25, filed
December 21, 1998) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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