Appeal No. 1997-3916
Application No. 08/429,650
Kubo 5,463,241 Oct. 31, 1995
Chen 5,274,261 Dec. 28, 1993
Miyamoto et al 5,359,221 Oct. 25, 1994
(Miyamoto)
Sanchez 5,097,301 Mar. 17, 1992
Makino JP 02-1173 Jan. 05, 1990
Claims 25-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph, as being indefinite.
Claims 25 and 27-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable over Kubo in view of
Chen.
Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable over Kubo in view of Chen and
further in view of Sanchez.
Claims 25 and 27-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable over Miyamoto in
view of Makino .2
Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as unpatentable over Miyamoto in view of
Makino and further in view of Sanchez.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellants
regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 20, mailed
May 9, 1997) and the final rejection (Paper No. 9, mailed March 27, 1996) for the examiner's complete
2 We rely on and refer to the English translation of record of this document.
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