Appeal No. 2000-1628
Application No. 09/163,013
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Czernik et al. (Czernik) 3,794,333 Feb.
26, 1974
Ohashi et al. (Ohashi) 4,265,679 May 5,
1981
Yoshino 4,836,562 June 6,
1989
Kawaguchi et al. (Kawaguchi) 5,286,039 Feb.
15, 1994
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 14 through 16 and 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kawaguchi in view
of Czernik.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Kawaguchi in view of Czernik and
Ohashi.
Claims 14 through 16 and 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yoshino in view of
Czernik.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Yoshino in view of Czernik and Ohashi.
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