Appeal No. 1998-0189
Application 08/196,933
Satomura et al. (Satomura) 4,855,282 Aug. 8, 1989
Taylor 4,288,523 Sep. 8, 1981
Additional references discussed by this merits panel are:
Jap. Pat. App. (JP’279)4 61-177279 Aug. 8, 1986
Miyamoto et al. (Miyamoto) 4,620,197 Oct. 28, 1986
Sugiyama et al. (Sugiyama) 4,371,582 Feb. 1, 1983
The claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1, 10, 13, and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Tachibana.
(2) Claims 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as unpatentable over Tachibana.
(3) Claims 1, 10, and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by Takeda.
(4) Claims 1, 2, 10, 13, 41, and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Satomura.
(5) Claims 1 through 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 41, and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 (a) as unpatentable over Satomura.
(6) Claims 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 41, and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as anticipated by Taylor.
4Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) English-language translation of JP’279.
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