Appeal No. 98-1499 Application No. 08/392,493 In summary, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1, 27, 36, 42, 44, 46 and 47 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Takeshita is reversed, as is the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 20 through 26, 28 through 32, 43 and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on Takeshita alone. The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 5, 6, 12, 13, 34 and 39 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on Takeshita and Kawaharada is also reversed. REVERSED JAMES M. MEISTER ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JOHN F. GONZALES ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007