Appeal No. 2000-0784 Application No. 08/995,507 The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Rohanna 4,438,831 Mar. 27, 1984 Nakamura et al. (Nakamura) 4,830,146 May 16, 1989 Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Nakamura. Claims 11, 14, 15 and 22 through 24 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over Nakamura. Claims 1 and 6 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nakamura in view of Rohanna. Claims 11, 12 and 13 likewise stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nakamura in view of Rohanna. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007