Appeal No. 1997-3153
Application 08/443,389
2. Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Fumitaka in view of
Hahs and Shaw and further in view of Wen.
3. Claims 5-7, 20 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Fumitaka in
view of Hahs and Shaw and further in view of Sakurai.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken
into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in
rebuttal set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in
the particular art would not have suggested to one of ordinary
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