Appeal No. 2003-1867
Application No. 09/151,321
Claims 11-16, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph,
as containing subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way
as to enable skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly
connected, to make and/or use the invention.
Claims 1 and 6-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Hower, Shibusawa, and Maniwa.
Claims 2-5 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Hower, Shibusawa, and the APA.
Claims 11, 15, 16, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hower and Maniwa.
Claims 12-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hower, Maniwa, and the APA.
Claim 17 has been canceled.
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 18) and the Examiner’s Answer
(Paper No. 28) for a statement of the examiner’s position and to the Brief (Paper No.
27) and the Reply Brief (Paper No. 29) for appellant’s position with respect to the claims
which stand rejected.
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