Appeal No. 95-0057
Application 07/775,114
Harris 4,776,003 Oct. 04, 1988
D’Avello et al. (D’Avello) 4,860,336 Aug. 22, 1989
Kemppi 4,868,846 Sep. 19, 1989
Fuwa (Japanese Kokai) 61-244164 Oct. 30, 1986
Iwanami (Japanese Kokai) 62-286360 Dec. 12, 1987
Claims 1, 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Kemppi, D’Avello or
Harris in view of Fuwa. Claims 6-11 stand rejected under 352
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over D’Avello in view of Fuwa.
Finally, claims 12 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over D’Avello in view of Fuwa and further in
view of Iwanami.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence
2Our understanding of Fuwa and Iwanami is based on
translations provided by the Scientific and Technical Information
Center of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. These
translations were previously provided to appellants by the
examiner.
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