Appeal No. 1997-2216
Application No. 08/392,661
Wakai et al. (Wakai) 4,477,747 Oct. 16,
1984
Claims 1 through 6 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Sears.
Claims 7, 11, and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Sears.
Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sears in view of Wakai.
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Sears in view of Zocholl.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 19,
mailed April 15, 1996), the First Supplemental Examiner's
Answer (Paper No. 21, mailed July 22, 1996), and the Second
Supplemental Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 25, mailed August 3,
1999) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper No. 18, filed
October 16, 1995), Reply Brief (Paper No. 20, filed May 20,
1996), and Supplemental Reply Brief (Paper No. 22, filed
August 9, 1996) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
I. ORDER
A. Order vacating rejections based on
35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103
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