Appeal No. 1998-2139
Application No. 08/572,727
(Filed July 14,
1993)
Harada 05-88259 Dec. 3,
1993
Japanese Utility Model Application Kokai
Claims 3-11, 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Akiba in view of Harada
(Japanese 05-088259).
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full
commentary with regard to the above noted rejection and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellants
regarding the rejection, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 6, mailed June 9, 1997) and the
examiner’s answer (Paper No. 12, mailed March 26, 1998) for
the reasoning in support of the rejection, and to appellants’
brief (Paper No. 11, filed January 29, 1998) for the arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision on appeal, we have given careful
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