Appeal No. 1997-3051 Application No. 08/473,963 Nguyen-Kim et al. (Nguyen-Kim) 5,035,979 Jul. 30, 1991 Ushirogouchi et al. (Ushirogouchi) 5,169,740 Dec. 8, 1992 (Filed Mar. 29, 1990) Uenishi et al. (Uenishi ‘389) 5,173,389 Dec. 22, 1992 (Filed Apr. 26, 1990) Nakano et al. (Nakano) 5,225,311 Jul. 6, 1993 (Filed Apr. 5, 1991) Uenishi et al. (Uenishi ‘582) 5,248,582 Sep. 28, 1993 (Filed Dec. 8, 1992) Elsaesser et al. (Elsaesser) 5,376,496 Dec. 27, 1994 (Filed Jan. 30, 1991) Ebersole 5,324,620 Jun. 28, 1994 (Filed Jul. 26, 1993) Crivello et al. (Crivello) EP 0249139 Dec. 16, 1987 European Patent Application THE REJECTIONS The Examiner entered the following grounds of rejection: Claims 33-39, 42-45, 47-49, 52 and 54 are rejected as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Crivello, Nguyen-Kim, or Elsaesser in view of Uenishi ‘389 or Uenishi ‘582. (Examiner’s Answer, page 5). -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007