Ex parte HUBBAUER et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1998-0259                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/391,817                                                                                                             


                 Nakazawa                   JP 4 245208(A)                                            Sep.  1, 1992                                     
                 Yamada et al. (Yamada)  JP 5 045531(A)                                               Feb. 23, 1993                                     




                          Claims 1 through 7, 9 through 14, 16 through 20 and 23                                                                        
                 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated                                                                           
                 by Yamada.                                                                                                                             
                          Claims 1 through 3, 7 through 10, 14 and 15 stand                                                                             
                 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by                                                                              
                 Nakazawa.                                                                                                                              
                          Claims 1 through 3, 7 through 10, 14 and 15 stand                                                                             
                 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by                                                                              
                 Kubota.      2                                                                                                                         
                          Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the                                                                         
                 Examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for                                                                            
                 the respective details thereof.                                                                                                        


                                                                     OPINION                                                                            

                          2Although the final rejection recited a rejection of all                                                                      
                 claims (then 1-41) over each of the three references, the                                                                              
                 answer (pages 4 and 5) has restated the rejections as applying                                                                         
                 each reference to certain claims.                                                                                                      
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