Appeal No. 96-1075 Application 08/041,737 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Applications (Kokai)2 Nishio 63-276283 November 14, 1988 Mogani 64-35974 February 7, 1989 Aoki et al. (Aoki) 64-86576 March 31, 1989 Ota 1-241875 September 26, 1989 Claims 2, 4-9, 12-14, 16, 52-56, 59-81, and 83 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Calviello, Aoki, and Sunami. Claims 10, 11, 17, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Calviello, Aoki, and Sunami, further in view of Ota and Mogani. Claims 15, 19-21, 82, and 84 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Calviello, Aoki, and Sunami, further in view of Gurvitch and Yamazaki. Claim 57 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Calviello, Aoki, and Sunami, further in view of Nishio. Translations of these references have been prepared by2 the S.T.I.C. Translations Branch of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and accompany this decision. - 5 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007