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 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007