Ex parte ESQUIVEL - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1997-1247                                                        
          Application 08/484,196                                                      


          Japanese Published Patent Applications                                      
          Seiya                         61-184883           Aug. 18, 1986             
          Koyama                        62-84550       Apr. 18, 1987                  




               Claims 25 to 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,                  
          second paragraph.  Claims 25 to 31 and 34 stand rejected under              
          35 U.S.C. § 103 over Koyama, and claims 32 and 33 over Koyama,              
          Gill and Seiya.                                                             
               Reference is made to Appellant’s brief and the Examiner's              
          answer for their respective positions.                                      
                                   OPINION                                            
               We have considered the record before us, and we will                   
          reverse the rejection of claims 25 to 34 under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          112, second paragraph.  We will also reverse both rejections                
          under 35 U.S.C.   § 103.                                                    
               At the outset, we note that Appellant has elected [brief,              
          page 2] claims 25 to 33 and 34 as group I, and claim 34 as                  
          group II.  We will take both the groups together for the                    
          section 112 rejection first and treat the two groups                        
          separately for the section 103 rejections.                                  

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