Appeal No. 1999-1576
Application No. 08/347,527
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Jastrzebski 4,619,033 Oct. 28, 1986
Eklund 5,049,513 Sept. 17, 1991
Yoneda 1 62-132342 June 15, 1987
(Japanese patent publication)
Claims 15 and 18 through 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Yoneda in view of Eklund and
Jastrzebski.
Reference is made to the brief (paper number 20) and the
answer (paper number 21) for the respective positions of the
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
For all of the reasons expressed by the appellant, and for
the additional reasons set forth infra, we will reverse the 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a) rejection of claims 15 and 18 through 36.
1The examiner refers to this reference by the assignee,
Matsushita (answer, page 3).
3
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