Ex parte SABATHIE - Page 4




          Appeal No. 2000-1332                                                        
          Application No. 08/793,242                                                  


            24, 1992                                                                  
            Sutou et al. (Sutou)     5,119,552                 Jun.  9,               
            1992                                                                      
            Cribari                  5,586,600                 Dec. 24,               
            1996                                                                      


                                   THE REJECTIONS                                     

                 Claims 2 through 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13 stand rejected                  
            under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over                       
            Yamaguchi in view of Cribari.                                             


                 Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                  
            being unpatentable over Yamaguchi in view of Cribari and                  
            Sutou.                                                                    


                 Attention is directed to the appellant's brief                       
            (Paper No. 13) and to the examiner's answer (Paper No.                    
            14) for the respective positions of the appellant and the                 
            examiner with regard to the merits of these rejections.                   


                                     DISCUSSION                                       



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