Appeal No. 96-1837
Application No. 08/083,372
The examiner relies on the following references:
Matsudaira et al. (Matsudaira) 4,945,432 Jul. 31, 1990
Rajac, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 3A (August
1982) pp. 1097-98.
Japanese kokai patent (Kabashi) 2 61-210573 Sep. 18, 1986
Japanese kokai patent (Ishikawa) 222-105377 Apr. 17, 1990
Claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11 and 13 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. 103 as unpatentable over Matsudaira in view of Rajac or,
alternatively, offered in a new ground of rejection by the
examiner in the principal answer, over Ishikawa in view of
Kobashi. A prior rejection based on the first paragraph of 35
U.S.C. 112 has been withdrawn and is not before us on appeal.
Reference is made to the briefs and answers for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
Turning first to the rejection of the claims under 35 U.S.C.
103 over Matsudaira in view of Rajac, we will not sustain this
rejection as the examiner has not established a prima facie case
of obviousness.
2Our understanding of these references is based on English
translations thereof which have been prepared by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office. Copies of the translations
are attached hereto.
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