Appeal No. 1997-3152 Page 15
Application No. 08/116,305
of claims 4 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is therefore reversed.
Turning next to the rejection of claim 6 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103, as claim 6 depends from claim 3, and the additional
reference to Nagaraj does not overcome the deficiencies of
Nakayama, Chu, Atobe and Ohno, the rejection of claim 6 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is therefore reversed.
Turning next to the rejection of claim 7 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103, as claim 7 depends from claim 3, and the additional
references to Nishi or Takahashi do not overcome the
deficiencies of Nakayama, Chu, Atobe and Ohno, the rejection
of claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is therefore reversed.
Turning next to the rejection of claims 11-13 under 35
U.S.C. § 103, as claims 11-13 depend from claim 8, and the
additional reference to Shiozaki does not overcome the
deficiencies of Nakayama, Chu, and Atobe, the rejection of
claims 11-13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is therefore reversed.
Turning next to the rejection of claim 16 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103, as claim 16 depends from claim 1, and the additional
reference to Itou does not overcome the deficiencies of
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