Appeal No. 1999-2087
Application No. 08/595,449
(Japanese Patent)
The appealed claims stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) on the following grounds:
I. Claims 1, 3 through 5, 17 and 19, unpatentable over
Murphy in view of JA 60-7995.
II. Claims 17 and 19, unpatentable over Davidson in view
of Goldenfeld.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response
to the arguments presented by the appellants appears in the
answer, while the complete statement of the appellants’
arguments can be found in the brief.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants’ specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
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translation is attached for the appellants’ convenience. Any
reference in this decision to JA 60-7995 by page is to this
translation.
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