Appeal No. 1997-4444
Application 08/427,884
The patents to Uchiumi, Tomita, and Elliott do not
overcome the deficiencies of Yamakawa with respect to the
rejection of claim 25. Accordingly, the rejection of claim 28
is reversed.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of claims 1, 13-18, and 28 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, is reversed.
The rejection of claims 4-8, 12, 13, 21-24 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) over Yamakawa is sustained and the
rejection of claims 1, 25, 26 under § 102(e) over Yamakawa is
reversed.
The rejection of claims 21, 22, and 24 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) over Satoh is sustained.
The rejection of claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
sustained and the rejections of claims 9, 10, 14-20, 23, 27,
and 28 under § 103 are reversed.
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