Appeal No. 97-3669
Application 08/391,745
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 4, 5, 8, 24, 25, 27 and 28 stand finally rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Aoyama.
Claims 6, 13, 14 and 26 stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Aoyama and Kleiman.
Claims 3, 10 and 23 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Aoyama, Cornet, and Won.
Claim 11 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Aoyama, Cornet, and Kleiman.
Claim 12 stands finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Aoyama, Cornet, Won and Kleiman.
Claims 2, 9 and 22 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Aoyama and Cornet.
In Paper No. 7, claims 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, and 21-26 were
finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the applicants regard as their invention.
This rejection, however, was withdrawn by the examiner in the
examiner’s answer. (Paper No. 14, p.1).
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