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. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007