Appeal No. 1999-1605
Application 08/502,882
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Rickenbach et al. (Rickenbach) 5,233,686 August 3,
1993
Sawdon 5,276,458 January 4,
1994
Iguchi et al. (Iguchi) 5,307,297 April 26,
1994
Tanaka et al. (Tanaka) 5,515,051 May 7,
1996
(filed March 5,
1993)
Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Tanaka.
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Tanaka and Rickenbach.
Claims 2-5, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tanaka, Rickenbach, and
Sawdon.
Claims 6, 7, and 10-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tanaka, Rickenbach,
Sawdon, and Iguchi.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 9) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 15) (pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the
Examiner's position, and to the appeal brief (Paper No. 14)
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