Appeal No. 1999-0891 Page 3
Application No. 08/676,484
Tsukizoe, Japanese Published Patent Application 02-
209100, Aug. 20, 1990 . 1
The examiner rejects claims 15, 20, and 24-26 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being obvious over Morris in view of Tsukizoe. He
also
rejects claims 16-19 under § 103 as being obvious over Morris
in view of Tsukizoe further in view of Frey and claim 22 under
§ 103 as being obvious over Morris in view of Tsukizoe further
in view of Sherman. Rather than reiterate the arguments of
the appellants or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the
briefs and answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
After considering the record, we are persuaded that the
examiner erred in rejecting claims 15-22 and 24-26.
Accordingly, we reverse. We begin by considering the
examiner's rejection and the appellants' argument.
1A copy of the translation prepared by the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office is attached. We will refer to the
translation by page number.
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