Appeal No. 1998-0828
Application 08/438,091
The examiner relies on the following references:
Pierce et al. (Pierce) 3,863,124 Jan. 28, 1975
Elliott 3,914,541 Oct. 21, 1975
Frandsen 4,314,295 Feb. 02, 1982
Chi 4,802,033 Jan. 31, 1989
Nihei et al. (Nihei) 5,055,731 Oct. 08, 1991
Mori et al. (Mori) 5,189,578 Feb. 23, 1993
Imamura et al. (Imamura) EP 0549814 July 07, 1993
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 19 and 21-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as being based on an inadequate
disclosure.
2. Claims 19, 21, 22 and 24 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the disclosure of Mori.
3. Claim 23 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Mori in view of Nihei.
4. Claims 2, 5, 8, 14, 17, 18, 27-29 and 33 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
teachings of Mori in view of Chi.
5. Claims 4, 6, 30 and 32 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Mori in view of
Chi and Pierce.
6. Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Mori in view of Elliott.
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