Appeal No. 1998-0187
Application No. 08/247,518
Davis et al. 3,889,071 Jun. 10, 1975
(Davis)
Nakamura et al. 4,156,051 May 22, 1979
(Nakamura)
Sims 4,220,079
Sep. 2, 1980
Matsuhisa et al. 4,713,206 Dec. 15, 1987
(Matsuhisa)
Sterzel et al. 4,908,172 Mar. 13, 1990
(Sterzel)
The appealed claims stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) on the following grounds:
(1) Claims 8 through 10, 12 through 14, 39 and 40,
unpatentable over Matsuhisa or Sterzel in view of Sims and
Kliegel;
(2) Claim 11, unpatentable over Matsuhisa or Sterzel in view
of Sims, Kliegel and Howatt; and
(3) Claims 15, 28 through 32 and 35 through 37, unpatentable
over Nakamura in view of Davis.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and responses
to the arguments presented by the appellant appears in the
answer (Paper No. 35, mailed May 29, 1997), while the complete
statement of the appellant’s arguments can be found in the
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