Appeal No. 2002-1210
Application No. 09/483,018
Appellant’s admitted prior art, Figure 1.
Claims 1-4, 6-11, 13, 14 and 18-22 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Petit, Hughes and
Lyon.
Claims 1-4, 6-11, 13, 14 and 18-22 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Petit, Hughes and
Lyon and further in view of Fukuda.
Claims 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Petit, Hughes and Lyon alone or with
Fukuda and further in view of the admitted prior art.
Claims 5 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Petit, Hughes and Lyon alone or with
Fukuda and further in view of Dara.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Petit, Hughes and Lyon alone or with Fukuda and
further in view of Takahashi.
We make reference to the answer (Paper No. 15, mailed
September 27, 2001) for the Examiner’s reasoning, and to the
appeal brief (Paper No. 12, filed July 5, 2001) for Appellant’s
arguments thereagainst.
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