Appeal No. 2004-0278 Page 3
Application No. 09/626,362
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Mizuno et al. 5,876,325 Mar. 2, 1999
(Mizuno)
Greer 6,128,585 Oct. 3, 2000
Claims 6 to 11 and 15 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being
anticipated by Mizuno.
Claims 6 to 11 and 15 to 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being
anticipated by Greer.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 8, mailed March 27, 2002) and the answer (Paper No. 18, mailed
March 7, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and
to the brief (Paper No. 17, filed November 27, 2002) and reply brief (Paper No. 19, filed
May 6, 2003) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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