Appeal No. 98-2520 Application 08/613,792 Claim 25 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Roy in view of Billings, Kusumoto and Akatsuka. Claims 26 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Roy in view of Billings, Kusumoto and Akatsuka as applied above and further in view of Nagamoto. Claim 29 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as also being unpatentable over Roy in view of Billings, Kusumoto and Akatsuka as applied above and further in view of Nagamoto. Reference is made to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 15, mailed July 17, 1998) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the above-noted rejections and to the appeal brief (Paper No. 14, filed May 28, 1998) for appellant's arguments thereagainst. OPINION 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007