Appeal No. 1998-1870 Application No. 08/447,063 Claims 30, 32, 33, 35 through 38, 41, 49, and 50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Uchiyama in view of Chikaishi. Claims 30, 31, 33 through 38, 41, 49, and 50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Phillips in view of Chikaishi. Claims 30 through 33, 35 through 38, 41, and 44 through 50 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Edwards in view of Chikaishi. Claims 42 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hodakowski in view of Chikaishi The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to the argument presented by appellants appears in the final rejection and the answer (Paper Nos. 12 and 19), while thePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007