Appeal No. 2004-0170 Application No. 09/288,450 Poloni (Poloni ‘033) 618,033 Oct. 5, 1994 European Patent Document Poloni (Poloni ‘291) 655,291 May 31, 1995 European Patent Document THE REJECTIONS Claims 1, 5 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter the appellants regard as the invention. Claims 1 through 5, 11, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Poloni ‘033 in view of Obinata or Omori. Claims 1 through 5, 11, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Poloni ‘291 in view of Obinata or Omori. Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 26 and 28) and to the answer (Paper No. 27) for the respective positions of the appellants and the examiner regarding the merits of these rejections. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007