Appeal No. 2001-2132 3
Application No. 08/985,443
THE REJECTIONS1
Claims 54, 55, 59, 61, 65, 73, 76, 79, 80, 82 and 83 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Shigemoto.
Claims 54 through 57, 59, 61, 64 through 69, 70, 73 through 76, 79, 80, 82
83 and 86 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Shigemoto.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by the appellant and
the examiner and agree with the examiner that the rejection on the grounds of anticipation
and obviousness are well founded. Accordingly, we affirm both rejections.
As an initial matter the appellant has stated that, “the claims fall into a single
group.” See Brief, page 5.2 Accordingly, we select claim 54, an independent claim as
representative of the claimed subject matter and limit our consideration thereto. See
37 CFR §1.192(c)(7) (2000).
1The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph has been withdrawn. See Answer, page 2.
The rejections over Takashi under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 have been withdrawn. See Answer, page 3.
2All references to the Brief refer to the Substitute Appeal Brief (Paper No. 28).
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