Appeal No. 1999-1317
Application No. 08/632,216
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Hirano et al. (Hirano) 3,587,376 Jun. 28,
1971
Kish 4,029,537 Jun.
14, 1977
Malthouse et al. (Malthouse) 4,323,416 Apr.
6, 1982
Hoffmann et al. (Hoffmann) 4,552,608 Nov. 12,
1985
Kimball et al. (Kimball) 4,589,943 May
20, 1986
Boreali 5,573,621 Nov. 12,
1996
Fayolle 2,464,195 Mar. 6,
1981
French Patent Document2
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(a) as being anticipated by Fayolle.
Claims 1 through 6 and 12 through 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Fayolle in view
of Kish and either Hirano or Boreali.
2An English language translation of this reference,
prepared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is
appended hereto.
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