Appeal No. 1997-3152 Page 3
Application No. 08/116,305
Ohno et al. (Ohno) 5,227,662 Jul. 13,
1993
Nagaraj et al. (Nagaraj) 5,278,446 Jan. 11,
1994
(filed Jul. 6, 1992)
Japanese References1
Shiozaki JP 55-026630 Feb. 26, 1980
Nishi et al. (Nishi) JP 55-162246 Dec. 17, 1980
Ito et al. (Ito) JP 55-140252 Nov. 01, 1980
Takahashi et al. (Takahashi) JP 62-076747 Apr. 08,
1987
Nakayama et al. (Nakayama) JP 04-137756 May 12, 1992
Atobe JP 04-280661 Oct. 06, 1992
1. Claims 1-2, 8-10, 14, 15, and 18 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Nakayama considered
with Chu and Atobe.
2. Claims 3, 17, and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Nakayama considered with Chu and
Atobe as applied to claims 1, 2, 8-10, 14, 15, and 18, and
further in view of Ohno.
3. Claims 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Nakayama considered with Chu,
1In determining the teachings of all of the Japanese references
applied, we will rely on the translations provided by the US PTO. A copy of
each translation is attached to this decision for the appellants' convenience.
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