Appeal No. 1998-0878
Application No. 08/322,749
The following rejections are before us on appeal:
1. Claims 2-5, 8-15, 18-21 and 24-29 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Suwa in view of Hosio.
2. Claims 6, 7, 16 and 17 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Suwa
in view of Hosio and Katoh.
3. Claims 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Suwa in view
of Hosio and Yamauchi.
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
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken
into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the brief along with the examiner’s
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