Appeal No. 2000-0185
Application 08/847,111
1993
Lusen et al. (Lusen) 5,289,658 Mar. 1,
1994
Claims 1 through 4 and 17 through 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Iwasaki in view of
Lusen.
Claims 1, 5, 6, 8 through 16, 21, 22 and 24 through 34
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Iwasaki in view of Weber.
Reference is made to the answer (Paper No. 10) for the
examiner's reasoning in support of the above-noted rejections,
and to appellants' brief (Paper No. 9) and reply brief (Paper
No. 11) for the arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
Having carefully reviewed and evaluated the obviousness
issues raised in this appeal in light of the record before us,
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