Appeal No. 1998-0922
Application No. 08/386,862
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Schauer et al. (Schauer) 5,059,134 Oct.
22, 1991
Vertin 5,073,824 Dec. 17,
1991
Kikutani et al. (Kikutani) 1 61-150474 July 09,
1986
(Published Japanese Patent Application)
Inada et al. (Inada) EP 0 203 783 A2 Dec. 03, 1986
(Published European Patent Application)
Claims 5, 6, and 8-18 stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers
Kikutani alone with respect to claims 5, 6, 16, 17, and 18.
In combination with the Kikutani reference, the Examiner adds
Schauer with respect to claims 8-13, Vertin with respect to
claim 14, and Inada with respect to claim 15.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answers for the 2
respective details.
1A copy of an English language translation provided by
the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, March 1992, is included
and relied upon for this decision.
2The Appeal Brief was filed October 31, 1996. In
response to the Examiner’s Answer dated February 3, 1997, a
Reply Brief was filed April 2, 1997 to which the Examiner
responded with a Supplemental Examiner’s Answer dated June 24,
1997.
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