Appeal No. 2001-0912
Application No. 09/082,957
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said
predetermined angle is approximately 30 degrees.
The reference set forth below is relied upon in the Section
102 and Section 103 rejections before us:
Urasaki et al. (Urasaki) 5,839,011 Nov. 17, 1998
Claims 1, 2, 9, 10, 22, 27 and 29 are rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Urasaki.
Claims 4 and 24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Urasaki.
The appealed claims have been separately grouped and argued
in the manner indicated on page 2 of the brief. In assessing the
merits of the rejections advanced on this appeal, we have
individually considered the claims which have been separately
grouped and argued by the appellants.
Rather than reiterate the respective positions advocated by
the appellants and by the examiner concerning the above noted
rejections, we refer to the brief and to the reply brief and to
the answer for a complete exposition thereof.
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