Appeal No. 97-2630
Application 08/186,050
Duschatko et al. (Duschatko) 5,146,461 Sep. 08,
1992
Hurst et al. (Hurst) 4,870,530 Sep. 26, 1989
Chua 4,891,683 Jan. 02,
1990
Rogers 5,049,763 Sep. 17, 1991
Schanin et al. (Schanin) 5,067,071 Nov. 19,
1991
Kimura et al. (Kimura) 5,323,043 Jun. 21, 1994
Fujita et al. (Fujita) 5,336,915 Aug. 09, 1994
Pianka 5,345,357 Sep. 06, 1994
Sundby 5,371,419 Dec. 06, 1994
Partovi et al. (Partovi) 5,453,713 Sep. 26,
1995
The Rejection on Appeal
In the final Office action, claims 1, 7, 8, 10-13, 15, 16
and 19 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Duschatko. (Paper No. 10).2
The appeal brief identified the issue on appeal as the
rejection of claims 1, 7, 8, 10-13, 15, 16, and 19 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 over Duschatko. The appellant grouped claims
10-12 with claim 1, and claims 7, 8, 16 and 19 with claim 15.
2 In the final Office action, claims 1, 7, 8, 10-13,
15, 16 and 19 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by a certain prior art reference. This rejection,
however, was withdrawn in an advisory Office action dated
September 16, 1996. (Paper No. 14).
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