Ex parte KATASE et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1997-1321                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/366,448                                                                                                             


                          The Japanese patent applications  relied on by the        2                                                                   
                 examiner are:                                                                                                                          
                 Tagawa                                       58-88872                                     May  27, 1983                                
                 (Japanese Kokai)                                                                                                                       
                 Tagawa                                       60-52978                                     Mar. 26, 1985                                
                 (Japanese Kokai)                                                                                                                       
                 Ide et al. (Ide)                             63-7575                                      Jan. 13, 1988                                
                 (Japanese Kokai)                                                                                                                       
                 Kojima et al. (Kojima)                       2-210678                                     Aug. 22, 1990                                
                 (Japanese Patent Application)                                                                                                          
                          Claims 2, 3, 5, 21, 24, 26 and 27 stand rejected under                                                                        
                 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Tagawa ‘872 or, in the                                                                            
                 alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                                                                          
                 Tagawa ‘872.                                                                                                                           
                          Claims 6, 28, 29 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                                                                      
                 103 as being unpatentable over Tagawa ‘872.                                                                                            
                          Claims 2, 3, 5, 21, 24, 26, 27 and 29 stand rejected                                                                          
                 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Tagawa ‘978                                                                           
                 or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                                                                                 
                 unpatentable over Tagawa ‘978.                                                                                                         
                          Claims 7, 28 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                                                      
                 as being unpatentable over Tagawa ‘978.                                                                                                


                          2Copies of the translations of the references are                                                                             
                 attached.                                                                                                                              
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