Appeal No. 1998-1491 Page 3 Application No. 08/654,502 Martiny et al. 4,131,851 Dec. 26, 1978 (Martiny) Dinkins 4,659,878 Apr. 21, 1987 Bhagat et al. 4,747,122 May 24, 1988 (Bhagat) Kinoshita 4,790,000 Dec. 6, 1988 (filed Dec. 10, 1986) Sasaki et al. 5,040,204 Aug. 13, 1991 (filed Oct. 2, 1987) Nonami 5,054,052 Oct. 1, 1991 (filed July 6, 1989) Hofmann 11German Offenlengungsschrift DE 3444989 A1 June 12, 1986. Claims 30-57 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Dinkins in view of Martiny, Bhagat, Sasaki, or Nonami. Claims 30-57 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Kinoshita in view of Martiny, Bhagat, Sasaki, or Nonami. Claims 30-57 further stand rejected under 1A copy of the translation prepared by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is attached. We will refer to the translation by page number in this opinion.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007