Appeal No. 1999-0831
Application No. 08/576,066
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Lonn 5,241,576 Aug. 31,
1993
Yamazaki et al. (Yamazaki) 5,469,429 Nov. 21, 1995
Dobbs et al. (Dobbs) 5,550,886 Aug. 27, 1996
(filed Nov. 24,
1994)
Claims 1 through 3 and 9 through 11 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yamazaki in view
of Dobbs.
Claims 4 through 8 and 12 through 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yamazaki in view
of Dobbs and Lonn.
Reference is made to the reply brief (paper number 12),
the supplemental brief (paper number 17) and the answer (paper
number 11) for the respective positions of the appellants and
the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 1
through 16.
According to the examiner (answer, page 3), “Yamazaki et
al. disclose all of the elements of applicant’s [sic,
applicants’] invention except for the correction of the ‘Z’
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