Ex parte TSUTSUMI - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 1998-0316                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/355,646                                                                                                             


                 issue, and reads:                                                                                                                      
                          A molding method comprising:                                                                                                  
                          joining first and second molds to define a mold cavity;                                                                       
                          injecting a plastic into the mold cavity; and                                                                                 
                          projecting the [sic: an] eject pin into the mold cavity                                                                       
                 with the molds joined together, thereby applying pressure to                                                                           
                 the plastic in the mold cavity.                                                                                                        
                 The claims on appeal are reproduced in Appendix 1 of                                                                                   
                 appellant's brief.1                                                                                                                    
                          The references applied in the final rejection are:                                                                            
                 Osada                                        4,723,899                                             Feb. 9,                             
                 1988                                                                                                                                   
                 Ohasi et al. (Ohasi)                         5,053,181                                             Oct. 1,                             
                 1991                                                                                                                                   
                          The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the                                                                             
                 following grounds:                                                                                                                     
                 (1) Claims 11 to 15, 17 and 18, unpatentable over Ohasi, under                                                                         
                 35 U.S.C. § 103;                                                                                                                       
                 and                                                                                                                                    
                 (2) Claims 16, 19 to 22 and 25 to 27, unpatentable over Ohasi                                                                          


                          1In reviewing the application, we note that on page 8,                                                                        
                 lines 12 and 14, "upper" and "lower" should be reversed.                                                                               
                 Also, we do not find numeral "69" (Fig. 7) in the                                                                                      
                 specification.                                                                                                                         
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