Appeal No. 1997-4190
Application No. 08/221,721
Nishizawa et al. (Nishizawa) 4,531,156 Jul. 23,
1985 Yang et al. (Yang) 4,851,915
Jul. 25, 1989
Hunt et al. (Hunt) 4,896,211 Jan. 23,
1990
Nagasaki et al. (Nagasaki) 5,153,730 Oct. 06,
1992
Kokubo 5,298,734 Mar. 29, 1994
Claims 1 through 6 and 8 through 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner
cites Kokubo, Hunt and Nagasaki with regard to claims 1
through 3, 5, 6 and 8 through 12, adding Yang to this
combination with regard to claim 4. The examiner applies
Kokubo, Hunt and Yang against claims 13 through 20. In new
grounds of rejection entered in the answer, the examiner cites
Kokubo, Hunt, Nagasaki, Yang and Nishizawa with regard to
claims 4 and 16 through 20 and Kokubo, Hunt, Yang and
Nishizawa with regard to claims 13 through 15.
An earlier rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, was withdrawn by the examiner in the answer in
response to an amendment after final.
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