Appeal No. 2000-1582
Application 08/697,034
following grounds:
(A) Claims 1, 5, 6, and 8, anticipated by Hagiwara, under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
(B) Claims 2 to 4, 7 and 9 to 20, unpatentable under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) over the following combinations of references:
(1) Claim 2, Hagiwara in view of Shanok.
(2) Claims 3, 4, 12, 14, 15 and 20, Hagiwara in view of
Matthysse.
(3) Claim 7, Hagiwara in view of Fleming.
(4) Claim 9, Hagiwara in view of Delmastro.
(5) Claims 10 and 13, Hagiwara in view of Buettner.
(6) Claim 11, Hagiwara in view of Placek.
(7) Claims 16 to 19, Hagiwara in view of Matthysse and4
Placek.
(A) REJECTION UNDER § 102(b)
There seems to be no disagreement that Hagiwara discloses
all the subject matter recited in claim 1, except for the
limitation that an exterior surface of the outer sheet has “a
4 In claim 19, it appears that --ones-- should be inserted
after “selected”.
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