Appeal No. 2000-0617
Application 08/706,025
3. Claims 1-12, 14 and 24 have been canceled.
4. Claims 13, 15-23 and 25 have been rejected as being
unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Nagata et al.
(Nagata), U.S. Patent 5,486,054, issued January 23, 1996,
based on application 08/304,545, filed September 12, 1994 in
view of Nakagawa, Kokai patent application Hei 5[1993]-176520,
published July 13, 1993.
5. Claims 13, 15 and 16 have been rejected as being2
unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Inoue et al. (Inoue),
U.S. Patent 4,856,918, issued August 15, 1989 in view of
Moriwaki et al. (Moriwaki), Kokai patent application Sho
62[1987]-255611, published November 7, 1987, and Nakagawa.
6. Claims 19, 20, 23 and 25 have been rejected as being3
unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Inoue in view of
Moriwaki and Brown, U.S. Patent 2,063,787, issued December 8,
1936.
2 The examiner indicates that claim 14 is rejected.
(Answer at 5). This appears to be a typographical error,
since claim 14 has been canceled. See Paper No. 10, entered
October 20, 1997.
3The examiner indicates that claim 24 is rejected.
(Answer at 5). This appears to be a typographical error,
since claim 24 has been canceled. See Paper No. 10, entered
October 20, 1997.
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