Appeal No. 2000-0946 Page 10
Application No. 08/704,217
Accordingly, we conclude that the Oishi patent is analogous art with respect to
appellant’s invention.
For the foregoing reasons, the arguments in appellant’s brief do not persuade us
of any error in the examiner’s determination that the subject matter of claim 1 is
unpatentable over Oishi. Therefore, rejection (2) is sustained as to claim 1, as well as
claims 2-4 which are grouped therewith.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-4 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) is affirmed.
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