Appeal No. 1996-3167 Page 6 Application No. 07/974,834 Claims 4 and 52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Patterson in view of Kumpf and either Japan 52-50498 or Japan 59-52999 as applied to claims 4 and 52 above, and further in view of Japan 59-220686 and either Roberts or Townsend. Claims 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Patterson in view of Kumpf and any of Mochida, Takeda, Japan 43-26675 or Japan 55-22118 as applied to claims 13 and 14 above, and further in view of Japan 59- 220686 and either Roberts or Townsend. Claim 13 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Patterson in view of Kumpf and any of Mochida, Takeda, Japan 43-26675 or Japan 55-22118, in view of either Japan 52-50498 or Japan 59-52999 as applied to claim 13 above, and further in view of Japan 59-220686 and either Roberts or Townsend. Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-notedPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007