Appeal No. 2002-0229 3
Application No. 08/619,976
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following references:
Mizuno et al. (Mizuno) 4,894,419 Jan. 16, 1990
Bradfield 5,091,284 Feb. 25, 1992
Nishii et al. (Nishii) 5,320,789 Jun. 14, 1994
Yeung 5,415,939 May 16, 1995
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 12, 17, and 20 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as
being unpatentable over Nishii in view of Mizumo.
Claims 13 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Nishii in view of Mizumo and further in view of Yueng and Bradfield.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by the appellant and
the examiner and agree with the appellant that the rejections of the claims under §103(a)
are not well founded. Accordingly, we reverse both rejections.
The Rejection under § 103(a)
"[T]he examiner bears the initial burden, on review of the prior art or on any other
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