Appeal No. 2000-0431 Page 3
Application No. 08/789,127
Kawakami et al. (“Kawakami”) 5,652,489 July 29, 1997
(filed Aug. 24, 1995)
Nakamura et al. (“Nakamura”) 5,720,077 Feb. 24, 1998
(filed May 26, 1995).
Claims 1-25 and 29-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
obvious over Kawakami in view of Bancroft as obvious over
Nakamura in view of Bancroft.
OPINION
After considering the record, we are persuaded that the
examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-7 and 13-21 but did not err
in rejecting claims 11-12. In addition, we find that claims 8-
10, 22-25, and 29-32 are indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2,
and that the rejection of these claims under § 103(a) is
inappropriate. Accordingly, we affirm-in-part and enter new
ground of rejection for claims 8-10, 22-25, and 29-32. Our
opinion addresses the following groups of claims:
• claims 1-7 and 13-21
• claims 8-10, 22-25, and 29-32
• claims 11 and 12.
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