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. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007