Appeal No. 2002-0038 Page 3
Application No. 09/090,256
Shigekasu Higuchi (Moichi)1 62-028230 Jun. 02, 1987
(published Japanese Patent Application)
Claims 6, 7, 14, 16-18, 24 and 26 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Honka. Claims 6, 7, 14, 16-18,
24 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Honka in view of Weitsman. Claims 8 and 19
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Honka in view of Weitsman and Boinot. Claims 9 and 20 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Honka
in view of Boinot, with or without Weitsman, and Hartman. Claims
10 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Honka or over Honka in view of Weitsman, each
further in view of Long or Blevins. Claims 11 and 22 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Honka
in view of Long or Blevins, each with or without Weitsman, and
Hartman and Shaw. Claims 15 and 25 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Honka in view of
Moichi, with or without Weitsman. Claims 27, 29, 31 and 33-36
1 All references to Moichi in this decision are to the
English language translation of the published Japanese
application of Higuchi by FLS, Inc., of record. In the answer,
the examiner refers to this reference as Moichi. In the briefs,
appellants refer to this reference as Moichi and JP ’230. For
consistency, we shall also use the appellation “Moichi.”
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