Appeal No. 97-2820
Application No. 08/432,443
Greninger 4,388,552 June 14, 1983
Gerlach 4,626,738 Dec. 2, 1986
Hernqvist et al.(Hernqvist)4,720,654 Jan. 19, 1988
Naiki 4,800,318 Jan. 24, 1989
Claims 3, 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Greninger.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Greninger in view of Gerlach.
Claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Naiki in view of Hernqvist.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Naiki in view of Hernqvist and Greninger.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Naiki in view of Hernqvist and Gerlach.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 3, 4, 6
and 7.
Appellants and the examiner recognize that the G3 and G4
electrodes in Greninger (Figure 3) are one-piece structures
(Brief, pages 3 and 4, and Answer, page 4). According to the
examiner (Answer, page 4), “the unity or diversity of parts
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