Appeal No. 95-2880
Application 08/091,294
Schneider et al. (Schneider) 0,182,217 2 May 28, 1986
(European application)
Yu 1,238,023 Jun. 14, 1988
(Canadian Patent)
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
(1) Claims 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11 and 12 on the basis of
Colin, Yu, and Yoshioka or Schneider.
(2) Claims 5, 6 and 10 on the basis of Colin, Yu, and
Yoshioka or Schneider, taken further in view of
Livingstone.
(3) Claims 13 through 17 on the basis of Colin, Yu, and
Yoshioka or Schneider, taken further in view of
Reed.
The rejections are explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellants are set forth in
the Brief and the Reply Brief.
OPINION
All three of the rejections before us are under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103, and we have evaluated them on the basis of the following
guidelines provided by our reviewing court: The examiner bears
2A PTO translation is enclosed.
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