Appeal No. 1998-2311
Application No. 08/401,869
1987
Walker 4,664,938 May 12, 1987
Harada 4,962,727 Oct. 16, 1990
Mizutani et al. (Mizutani) 5,284,554 Feb. 08, 1994
Heinrich et al. (Heinrich) 5,527,394 Jun. 18, 1996
(filed May 13, 1994)
Claims 1, 3-14, and 16-37 stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner
offers Heinrich in view of Walker and O’Donnell with respect
to claims
1, 3-5, 8-14, 16, 17, 19-27, and 32-37, and adds Harada and
Mizutani to the basic combination with respect to claims 6, 7,
18, and 28-31.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs (Paper Nos. 9 and 1
12) and Answer (Paper No. 11) for the respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the Examiner, the arguments
in support of the rejection and the evidence of obviousness
1The Appeal Brief was filed November 24, 1997. In
response to the Examiner’s Answer dated February 11, 1998, a
Reply Brief was filed April 7, 1998 which was acknowledged and
entered by the Examiner without further comment as indicated
in the communication dated June 15, 1999.
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