Appeal No. 2001-0165
Application 08/893,220
The claimed subject matter may be further understood by
reference to the appealed claims appended to appellants’
brief.
The reference of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation and obviousness is:
Kawasaki et al. (Kawasaki) 5,513,056 Apr. 30,
1996
REJECTION
Claims 35-41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Kawasaki.
Claim 42 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Kawasaki in view of appellants’ admitted
prior art.
The rejections on appeal may be further understood with
reference to pages 2 and 3 of the final rejection, paper no.
9.
According to appellants, claims 35-41 stand or fall
together, and these claims stand or fall separately from claim
42.
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