Ex Parte HIROSAWA et al - Page 12




         Appeal No. 2003-0646                                                       
         Application No. 09/250,154                                                 


              Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                
         unpatentable over Burns and Chase and in further view of Takase.           
         We note that the Examiner relies on Burns for the above                    
         limitations.  Furthermore, we note that Takase does not provide            
         the missing pieces.  Therefore, we will not sustain this                   
         rejection for the same reasons as above.                                   
              In view of the foregoing, we have not sustained the                   
         Examiner’s rejection of claims 4 through 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.          
         REVERSED                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                        MICHAEL R. FLEMING            )                             
                        Administrative Patent Judge )                               
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                                                      ) BOARD OF PATENT             
                        ANITA PELLMAN GROSS           )     APPEALS                 
                        Administrative Patent Judge )       AND                     
                                                      )  INTERFERENCES              
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                        STUART S. LEVY               )                             
                        Administrative Patent Judge )                               



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