Ex parte FUKUDA et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1998-2206                                                        
          Application No. 08/537,143                                                  


          and 16, a copy of which appears in the APPENDIX to the brief                
          (Paper No. 11).                                                             
               As evidence of anticipation and obviousness, the examiner              
          has applied the documents listed below:                                     


          Monsees et al.                2,940,408                     Jun.            
          14, 1960                                                                    
          (Monsees '408)                                                              
          Monsees et al.                3,122,072                     Feb.            
          25, 1964                                                                    
          (Monsees '072)                                                              
          Fukuda                   5,279,098                     Jan. 18,             
          1994                                                                        


          The following rejections are before us for review.                          


               Claims 1 through 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                    
          102(b) as being anticipated by Monsees '072 (with Monsees '408              
          incorporated by reference therein).                                         


               Claims 16 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          103(a) as being unpatentable over Fukuda in view of Monsees                 
          '072 (with Monsees '408 incorporated by reference therein).                 

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