Appeal No. 2000-1717
Application 08/579,731
THE PRIOR ART REFERENCE
In rejecting the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, the examiner
relies on the following reference:
Sohda et al. (Sohda) 5,158,943 Oct. 27, 1992
THE ISSUE
The issue presented for review is whether the examiner erred in rejecting claims
1 through 7 and 10 through 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Sohda.
DELIBERATIONS
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the
following materials:
(1) the instant specification, including all of the claims on appeal;
(2) applicants’ main Brief (Paper No. 24) and the Reply Brief (Paper No. 26);
(3) the Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 25);
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