Appeal No. 2002-0745 Application 08/893,379 35 U.S.C. ' 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Murakami in view of Lin. 4. Claims 3 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. ' 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Murakami and Lin in view of Fuchigama and Tahara. 5. Claims 7 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. ' 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Murakami and Lin in view of Trew. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants= arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner=s rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal set forth in the examiner=s answer. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007