Appeal No. 96-0439 Application 07/956,497 Nakatani et al. (Nakatani) 2,145,561 Mar. 27, 1985 (UK Patent Application) Ozaki 2-131281 May 21, 1990 (Japanese Patent Application) Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Appellant’s admitted prior art shown in Figures 9 and 10 and Nakatani. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Appellant’s admitted prior art shown in Figures 9 and 10 and Nakatani in further in view of Ozaki. Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs and answer for the 2 respective details thereof. OPINION 2Appellant filed an appeal brief on February 7, 1995. We will refer to this appeal brief as simply the brief. Appellant filed a reply appeal brief on July 7, 1995. We will refer to this reply appeal brief as the reply brief. The Examiner stated in the Examiner’s letter dated October 19, 1995 that the reply brief has been entered. The Examiner provides no further response. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007