Ex parte ISHIKAWA et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1997-1693                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/254,667                                                                                                             


                 § 103 as being unpatentable over Takahashi in view of Itaru.3                                                                          
                          Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the                                                                     
                 Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs  and Answers for the            4                                                            
                 respective details thereof.                                                                                                            




















                          3Since both Appellants and the Examiner refer to the                                                                          
                 Japanese patent publication by the inventor’s given name,                                                                              
                 Itaru, rather than the surname, Maeda, we will do so also in                                                                           
                 this decision to maintain consistency.                                                                                                 
                          4The Appeal Brief was filed July 11, 1996.  In response                                                                       
                 to the Examiner’s Answer dated December 24, 1996, a Reply                                                                              
                 Brief was filed February 24, 1997 which was acknowledged and                                                                           
                 entered by the Examiner without further comment on March 24,                                                                           
                 1997.                                                                                                                                  
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