Ex parte BURNS et al. - Page 5




          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.                           
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