Appeal No. 1998-2393 Application No. 08/295,874 reversed the rejection of claims 14 through 41 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite; reversed the rejection of claims 14 through 17, 20, 21, 23 through 31, 35, and 38 through 41 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Stevens; affirmed the rejection of claims 14 through 18, 20, 21, and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being anticipated by Honshu Paper (the Japanese reference); affirmed the rejection of claims 23, 24, 28 through 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, and 41 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Honshu Paper (the Japanese reference); and 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007