Appeal No. 1999-2611
Application No. 08/808,537
Watabe et al. (Watabe) 5,414,281 May 09,
1995
(filed Aug. 25, 1993)
Claims 1 and 2 stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the
alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Tonai.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants
and the Examiner, reference is made to the Brief (Paper
No. 13) and Answer (Paper No. 14) for the respective
details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner, and the
evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by
the Examiner as support for the rejections. We have,
likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in
reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments set forth in
the Brief along with the Examiner’s rationale in support
of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal set forth in
the Examiner’s Answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record
before us, that the Tonai reference does not fully meet
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