Appeal No. 1999-0832 Page 3
Application No. 08/147,793
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Suzuki et al. (Suzuki) 4,634,240 Jan. 6, 1987
Kino et al. (Kino) 4,927,254 May 22,
1990
Claims 1, 4, and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Suzuki.
Claims 2, 3, and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Suzuki in view of Kino.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Suzuki.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 23, mailed November 25, 1997) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellants'
brief (Paper No. 22, filed September 29, 1997) for appellants'
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have
carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the
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