Appeal No. 2001-0783
Application 09/012,796
Claims 1, 5, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Kuroi.1
Claims 2 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Kuroi in view of Rockhill.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Kuroi in view of North.
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Kuroi in view of McBeth. For the full
details of these rejections, reference is made to the
Examiner's Answer.
OPINION
We have carefully reviewed the rejections on appeal
in light of the arguments of the appellants and the examiner.
As a result of this review, we have determined that all claims
on appeal lack novelty or are prima facie obvious over the
1Our understanding of the Kuroi Japanese patent comes
from an English language translation, a copy of which is
appended to the decision.
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