Appeal No. 1999-2399
Application 08/705,798
The Examiner relies on the following references:
U.S. Patent
Kohso et al. (Kohso) 5,313,353 May 17, 1994
Japanese Laid Open (Kokai) Patent Applications
Kikuchi et al. (Kikuchi ) 59-213066 December 1, 19842
Aoyanagi 3 4-181575 June 29, 1992
Claims 1, 2, 7-9, 11-13, and 18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kikuchi.
Claims 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, and 19 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Aoyanagi.
Claims 1, 2, 9, 11-14, 18, and 19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kohso.
Claims 4, 6, 15, and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Aoyanagi.
We refer to the final rejection (Paper No. 8) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the examiner's answer (Paper
A translation was provided by Appellants' "Information2
Disclosure Statement per 37 C.F.R. §1.98" (part Paper No. 9)
filed September 24, 1998, and resubmitted in the "Supplemental
Information Disclosure Statement per 37 C.F.R. §1.98" (Paper
No. 12), filed October 26, 1998.
A translation of Aoyanagi has been prepared by the3
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a copy accompanies this
opinion.
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