Appeal No. 1999-2216
Application 08/805,399
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 5, 7, and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over the APA in view of
Shinjo further in view of Yanai.
Claims 2 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the APA, Shinjo, and Yanai,
further in view of Larson.
Claims 3 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the APA, Shinjo, and Yanai,
further in view of Platteter.
Claims 4 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over the APA, Shinjo, and Yanai,
further in view of Jones.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the APA, Shinjo, and Yanai, further
in view of Payne.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 5) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 10) (pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the
Examiner's position, and to the brief (Paper No. 9) (pages
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