Appeal No. 95-4761 Application No. 08/012,781 The specification stands objected to under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to provide support for the invention as claimed. Claims 17 and 18 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, for the reasons set forth in the objection to the specification. Claims 14-20 stand finally rejected under U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Soga or Luryi. Claims 14-20 stand further finally rejected under U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Soga or Luryi and further in view of Yokogawa. In the statement of the grounds of rejection and in the arguments in the Answer, the Examiner no longer relies on Yokogawa but rather only on Luryi or Soga to support the rejection under U.S.C. § 103. Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the 3 respective details thereof. OPINION 3The Appeal Brief was filed August 25, 1995. In response to the Examiner's Answer dated December 6, 1995, a Reply Brief was filed February 6, 1996 which was acknowledged and entered by the Examiner without further comment on March 8, 1996. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007