Ex parte MATSUI et al. - Page 10




               Appeal No. 96-0473                                                                                                  
               Application No. 08/082,727                                                                                          


                       For these reasons, we do not sustain any of the examiner’s rejections of claims 1-7 under 35                

               U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over any combination based on Wellman and Crystal.                                     

                                                         CONCLUSION                                                                

                       To summarize, (I) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 2 and 5 through 7 under 35               

               U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Wellman in view of Crystal is reversed, (II) the decision of                

               the examiner to reject claims 1, 2 and 4 through 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                 

               Wellman in view of Crystal and further in view of Azar is reversed, and (III)                                       







               the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable               

               over Wellman in view of Crystal further in view of Azar and further in view of Sawai is reversed.                   

                                                          REVERSED                                                                 






                                      ANDREW H. METZ                                )                                              
                                      Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                              
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