Ex parte COMSTOCK et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 97-2035                                                          
          Application 08/161,234                                                      




                                       Opinion                                        
               We sustain the rejection of claims 1-3, 6 and 9-12 under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kume or Shiroishi,               
          in view of Abo.                                                             
               We do not sustain the rejection of claims 4, 13 and 15                 
          under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kume or                      
          Shiroishi in view of Abo.                                                   
               We do not sustain the rejection of claims 1-4, 6, 9-13                 
          and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                     
          Tsuchiya in view of Abo.                                                    
               We do not sustain the rejection of claims 7 and 8 under                
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kume, Shiroishi, or              
          Tsuchiya in view of Abo and further in view of Coughlin.                    
               We sustain the rejection of claims 5 and 14 under 35                   
          U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kume or Shiroishi, in               
          view of Abo and further in view of Kubo.                                    
               We do not sustain the rejection of claims 5 and 14 under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Tsuchiya in view of              
          Abo and further in view of Kubo.                                            


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