Appeal No. 96-1893
Application 08/073,416
paragraph as being indefinite. Claims 2 through 6 and 8
through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Tsuchida.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the
Examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we
agree with the Appellants that claims 2 through 6, 8, 9, 10
and 12 through 21 are not anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102 by
Tsuchida. However, we agree with the Examiner with respect to
claims 11 and 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Regarding claim 23 , 2
we agree with the Examiner that the language is indefinite,
and since Appellants have not presented opposing arguments, we
2Appellants' proposed amendment to claim 23 on July 17,
1995 (Paper No. 16) was denied entry as indicated by the
Examiner in an Advisory Action mailed October 16, 1995 (Paper
No. 17).
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