Ex Parte TAKAHASHI et al - Page 5




         Appeal No.  2004-2192                                                      
         Application No. 09/414,520                                                 

         III. Other Issues                                                          
              Upon return of this application to the jurisdiction of the            
         examiner, consider whether claim 10 complies with the                      
         requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.                         
              Also, consider Japanese application patent laid-open                  
         publication No. Hei 8-300039, discussed on page 9 of appellants’           
         specification, with regard to the patentability of the claimed             
         invention.                                                                 

         IV.  Conclusion                                                            
              The rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, and 5 is affirmed.                   
              The rejection of claims 6, 7, 9, and 10 is reversed.                  























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