Ex parte MUKAWA - Page 18




          Appeal No. 98-0599                                                          
          Application 08/434,029                                                      

          cartridge rib “would be” engageable to the annular rib of the               
          substrate” (answer at p. 7).                                                
               For the foregoing reasons, we do not sustain the                       
          rejection of claim 35.                                                      
                                        Conclusion                                    
               The rejection of claims 31-34 and 36 under 35 U.S.C. §                 
          103 as being unpatentable over Kato is affirmed.                            
               The rejection of claim 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being               
          unpatentable over Kato and Sakaguchi is reversed.                           
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a)                                                                  
                                  AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                    




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