Appeal No. 2001-2209
Application No. 09/019,158
Fukuda2 JP 64-32688 Feb. 02, 1989
(Published Japanese Patent Application)
Suehiro et al. (Suehiro) JP 3-171681 Jul. 25, 1991
(Published Japanese Patent Application)
Claims 14 and 17-19 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As evidence of
obviousness, the Examiner offers Appellants’ admitted prior art in view of Suehiro with respect to
claims 14, 17, and 19, and adds Fukuda to the basic combination with respect to claim 18.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner, reference is made to the
Briefs and Answer for the respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejection advanced by the
Examiner and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the rejection.
We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
arguments set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s rationale in support of the rejection and
arguments in rebuttal set forth in the Examiner’s Answer.
1(...continued)
described at pages 1-3 of Appellants’ specification.
2 Although not listed in the “Prior Art of Record” section of the Answer, Fukuda is applied by the Examiner
in the rejection of claim 18.
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