Appeal No. 2002-2045
Application No. 08/874,005
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1, 2, 5, 6 and 131 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of
Heidari.
2. Claims 1, 2, 5, 6 and 131 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the disclosure of
Horimoto.
3. Claims 3, 4, 7, 9-12, 14 and 16-20 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Horimoto or Heidari.
4. Claims 8 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Horimoto in
view of Heidari.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant 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
1 Claim 13 is improperly included in this rejection since
it depends from claim 8, and claim 8 has not been rejected as
anticipated by Heidari or Horimoto.
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