Appeal No. 2001-0374
Application No. 08/971,255
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
Examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Nagai et al. (Nagai) 5,483,631 Jan. 9, 1996
Pitchaikani et al. (Pitchaikani) 5,684,988 Nov. 4, 1997
Gennaro et al. (Gennaro) 5,742,768 Apr. 21, 1998
(filed Jul. 16, 1996)
Mayo et al. (Mayo) 5,751,965 May 12, 1998
(filed Mar. 21, 1996)
Claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15 and 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nagai in view of
Pitchaikani.
Claims 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nagai and Pitchaikani and
further in view of Gennaro.
Claims 6, 12 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Nagai and Pitchaikani and further in
view of Mayo.
Rather than reiterate the viewpoints of the Examiner and
Appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make
reference to the answer (Paper No. 10, mailed March 13, 2000) for
the Examiner’s reasoning, and to the brief (Paper No. 9, filed
December 16, 1999) for Appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
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