Appeal No. 1998-0701 Application 08/263,744 Enoki 4,991,027 Feb. 05, 1991 Kim et al. (Kim) 5,319,499 June 07, 1994 (filed Aug. 28, 1991) Fukami et al. (Fukami) 5,477,396 Dec. 19, 1995 (effectively filed Nov. 26, 1990) Minoda et al. (Minoda) 5,521,766 May 28, 1996 (effectively filed Apr. 02, 1992) The following rejections are set forth in the examiner’s answer: 1. Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter which was not described in the originally filed specification. 2. Claims 1-4, 10 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Fukami and Minoda. 3. Claims 5-7 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Fukami, Minoda and Enoki. 4. Claims 8, 9 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007