Appeal No. 1999-2220 Page 2
Application No. 08/662,930
The appellant's invention is directed to a substrate
processing apparatus. The claims on appeal have been
reproduced in an appendix to the Brief.
THE REFERENCE
The reference relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection is:
Iwai et al. (Iwai) 5,562,383 Oct. 8,
1996
(filed Jan. 5, 1996)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-7, 29-35, 51-55, 58, 60, 63-66, 69, 71 and 79
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by
Iwai.
Claims 1-7, 29-36, 51-55, 58-66, 69-71 and 79 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Iwai.
OPINION
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full
commentary with regard to the above-noted rejections and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
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