Appeal No. 97-1025 Application No. 08/183,571 Claims 1 to 8, 10 to 15, 20 to 33, 35, 37, 38 and 40 to 44 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the appellant regards as the invention. Claims 1 to 3, 6, 8, 10 to 15, 20, 38 and 40 to 44 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, or in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kato. Claims 1 to 8, 10 to 12, 20, 21, 23, 25 to 33, 35, 37, 38, 43 and 44 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, or in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Niemeyer. Claims 1, 2, 5 to 7, 20 to 33, 37 and 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, or in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Rose. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007