Ex parte YAMAUCHI et al. - Page 3




         Appeal No. 1999-1893                                                    
         Application No. 08/192,306                                              





              The references relied on by the examiner are:                      
         Wernikoff et al. (Wernikoff)     3,751,582               Aug.           
         7, 1973                                                                 
         Walter et al. (Walter)       4,513,390              Apr. 23,            
         1985                                                                    
         Keller et al. (Keller)       4,688,106              Aug. 18,            
         1987                                                                    
         Sato et al. (Sato)           4,887,165              Dec. 12,            
         1989                                                                    
         Sakata et al. (Sakata '114)  5,016,114              May  14,            
         1991                                                                    
         Sakata et al. (Sakata '284)  5,105,284              Apr. 14,            
         1992                                                                    
         Nakajima                     61-221820              Oct.  2,            
         1986                                                                    
         (Japanese Patent Application)                                           
         Kawamura et al. (Kawamura)   0 390 421              Oct.  3,            
         1990                                                                    
         (European Patent Application)                                           
              Claims 48 through 53 and 55 stand rejected under 35                
         U.S.C.                                                                  
         § 103 as being unpatentable over Sato in view of Sakata ‘114            
         or Sakata ‘284, Walter, Nakajima or Keller and Kawamura.                
              Claim 54 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being            
         unpatentable over the references applied with respect to                
         claims 48 through 53 and 55 in further view of Wernikoff.               



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