Appeal No. 2000-1182
Application No. 08/957,554
(Japanese Kokai Patent Publication)
Ishiharada et al. (Ishiharada II) 7-198951 Aug. 01,
1995
(Japanese Kokai Patent Publication)
Claims 1, 11, 13 through 15, 17, 19, 24, and 25 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Ishiharada I.
Claims 20, 21, 26, and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Ishiharada I.
Claims 3 through 7 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Ishiharada I in view of
Ishiharada II.
Reference is made to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 12,
mailed May 28, 1999) and the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 22,
mailed May 3, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper
No. 20, filed March 30, 2000) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 24,
filed July 6, 2000) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the claims, the applied
prior art references, and the respective positions articulated
by appellants and the examiner. As a consequence of our
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