Appeal No. 95-4361 Application 08/043,320 Lucas et al. (Lucas) 5,081,450 Jan. 14, 1992 Rumball 5,124,688 Jun. 23, 1992 Kubo (Japanese Kokai) 2-130594 May 18, 1990 The Rejections on Appeal Claims 1-5 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Ishii. Claim 6 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Ishii and Lucas. Claim 7 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Ishii and Kubo. Claim 8 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Rumball. Claims 9-11 and 13-14 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Rumball and Lucas. Claim 12 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. � 103 as being unpatentable over Rumball, Lucas, and Ishii. The rejection of claim 1 in the final Office action under 35 U.S.C. � 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite was not reiterated in the examiner’s answer and is presumed to have been withdrawn. Note that the appellants’ amendment to claims 1 and 5, filed subsequent to the final Office action, has been entered. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007