Appeal No. 98-2520 Application 08/613,792 Nagamoto et al. (Nagamoto) 5,454,563 Oct. 3, 1995 Billings 5,547,189 Aug. 20, 1996 (filed July 20, 1994) Claims 1 through 4, 6 through 10, 12 through 14, 17 through 19 and 21 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Billings in view of Kusumoto and Akatsuka. Claims 11 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Billings in view of Kusumoto and Akatsuka as applied above and further in view of Noguchi. Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Billings in view of Kusumoto and Akatsuka as applied above and further in view of Roy. Claim 16 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Billings in view of Kusumoto and Akatsuka as applied above and further in view of Nagamoto. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007