Appeal No. 1998-3115
Application No. 08/384,520
THE REFERENCES
Okazaki et al. (Okazaki) 3,487,128 Dec. 30,
1969
Canich 5,420,217 May 30,
1995
(effective filing date on or before Jun. 23,
1992)
Yamauchi et al. (JP ‘528) 42-22528 1 Nov. 4, 1967
(Japanese Kokai)
Tsuruoka et al. (EP ‘813) 0 455 813 Nov. 13, 1991
(European patent application)
Tsurutani et al. (EP ‘589) 0 527 589 Feb. 17, 1993
(European patent application)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-3, 5 and 6 stand rejected as follows: under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which the appellants regard as the invention,
and under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Canich
taken with JP ‘258, EP ‘813, EP ‘589 and optionally Okazaki.
OPINION
Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph
1Our consideration of this reference is based upon an
English translation thereof, a copy of which is provided to
the appellants with this decision.
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