Ex parte SATO et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1999-1462                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/747,881                                                                                                             


                          The Prior Art applied:                                                                                                        
                                                                  U.S. Patent                                                                           
                 Schwartzkopf                        5,053,384             Oct. 1, 1991                                                                 
                                                                       (Filed Mar. 12,                                                                  
                 1990)                                                                                                                                  
                                                   European Patent Application                                                                          
                 Hagino et al. (Hagino)                                0357779           Mar. 14, 1990                                                  
                                                     Patent Abstracts of Japan                                                                          
                 Ochiai                                                1-7414            Jan. 11, 1989                                                  
                          Claims 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                       
                 § 103 over Hagino, Ochiai and Schwartzkopf.                                                                                            
                          Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the                                                                        
                 Examiner, we make reference to the briefs  and the answer for             2                                                            
                 the respective details thereof.                                                                                                        
                 OPINION                                                                                                                                
                 We have considered the rejections advanced by the                                                                                      
                 Examiner and the supporting arguments.  We have, likewise,                                                                             
                 reviewed the Appellants’ arguments set forth in the briefs.                                                                            
                 It is our view that the rejection under 35 U.S.C.                                                                                      


                          2A reply brief was filed as paper no. 46 and was                                                                              
                 considered without any further response by the Examiner (paper                                                                         
                 no. 47).                                                                                                                               
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