Appeal No. 2000-0075
Application 08/969,941
Bethell et al. (Bethell) 4,712,353 Dec.
15, 1987
Richardson 5,352,860 Oct. 4,
1994
Fukuda 05-167235 Jul.
2, 1993
(Published Japanese Patent Application)2
Claims 1 through 19, 22, 28, 29 and 54 through 58 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Richardson in view of Bethell.
Claims 20 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Richardson in view of Bethell as
applied above, and further in view of Fukuda.
2 Our understanding of this foreign language document is
based on a translation prepared for the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. For appellants’ convenience, a copy of that
translation is attached to this decision.
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