Appeal No. 1998-1393 Page 4
Application No. 08/498,306
The references relied on in rejecting the claims follow:
Fujioka 4,894,861 Jan. 16, 1990
Patsiokas et al. 5,063,588 Nov. 5, 1991
(Patsiokas)
Hasegawa 5,253,287 Oct. 12, 1993.
Claims 4 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Hasegawa in view of Fujioka and Patsiokas.
Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellant or examiner
in toto, we refer the reader to the brief and answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejection and evidence
advanced by the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the
arguments of the appellant and examiner. After considering
the totality of the record, we are not persuaded that the
examiner erred in rejecting claims 4 and 11. Accordingly, we
affirm. Our opinion addresses the grouping and obviousness of
the claims.
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