Appeal No. 97-3749
Application 08/360,069
The examiner relies on the following references:
Jamzadeh 5,369,426 Nov. 29, 1994
(filed Mar. 31, 1993)
Yip 5,369,499 Nov. 29, 1994
(filed Nov. 13, 1991)
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Hirai et al. (Hirai) 01-152482 June 14, 1989
(Japanese Kokai)
In the final rejection, claims 1-8 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Hirai in view of Jamzadeh and Yip. Two additional
rejections were made in the examiner’s answer and were nominally designated as new
grounds of rejection. First, claims 1-3 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Yip in view of Hirai. Second, claims 4-8 were rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Yip in view of Hirai and further in view of Jamzadeh.
Thus, it is noted that the new rejections set forth in the answer use the same prior art
references that were used in the final rejection or a lesser number thereof.
2Our understanding of Hirai is based on a translation provided by Diplomatic
Language Services, Inc. for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of this
translation is attached to this decision.
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