Appeal No. 1997-4444
Application 08/427,884
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1, 4-8, 12, 13, and 21-26 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Yamakawa.
Claims 21, 22, and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Satoh.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yamakawa as applied to claim 7, further in
view of Uchiumi.
Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yamakawa in view of Uchiumi as applied to
claim 9, further in view of Tomita.
Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yamakawa as applied to claim 7, further in
view of Rudy.
Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Yamakawa as applied to claim 4, further in
view of Elliott.
Claims 15-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Yamakawa in view of Elliott as applied
to claim 14, further in view of Verhagen.
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