Appeal No. 2003-2116
Application No. 09/306,954
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
rejections on appeal are:
Stevenson 5,255,326 Oct. 19, 1993
Friedman 5,499,294 Mar. 12, 1996
Tatemi et al., 10-126900 May 15, 1998
Japanese Patent Document (Tatemi)1
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 14, 15 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Stevenson.
Claims 1 through 7, 10 through 13, 16 through 23, 25 and 26
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Stevenson in view of Tatemi.
Claims 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Stevenson in view of Tatemi and Friedman.
Attention is directed to the main, supplemental and reply
briefs and to the answer for the respective positions of the
appellant and the examiner regarding the merits of these
rejections.
1 The version of this reference of record includes an
English language translation.
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