Appeal No. 1999-1109 Application No. 08/359,904 Claims 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112 first paragraph for lack of written description. Claims 2-10 and 17- 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. Claims 11-13, 15 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Gudmundson. Claims 11-13 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Chia. Claims 1, 2, 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Chia in view of Schellinger. Claims 3-5 and 14 stand rejected over 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Chia, Schellinger and Shiotsuki. Claims 17-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Chia in view of Tanaka and Benveniste or Ivanov or Kojima or Ramsdale or Yamada or Mende. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007