Appeal No. 1998-2523 Application No. 08/778,644 is reversed. The rejection of claims 18 to 22 and 27 to 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Okauchi is reversed. The rejection of claims 18 to 22 and 27 to 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of Ishikawa and Okauchi is reversed. -9-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007