Appeal No. 1998-3072 Page 5 Application No. 08/769,610 Uchiyama et al. (Uchiyama) 4,259,603 Mar. 31, 1981 Grouse 4,618,806 Oct. 21, 1986 Plunkett 4,928,043 May 22, 1990 Ohi 5,162,709 Nov. 10, 1992. Claims 1, 23-25, and 75 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Ohi in view of Plunkett and Uchiyama. Claims 2-5, 7-14, and 76 stand rejected under § 103 as obvious over Ohi in view of Plunkett and Uchiyama further in view of Grouse. Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellants or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the briefs and answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments and evidence of the appellants and examiner. After considering the record, wePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007