Appeal No. 2004-0551 Page 20
Application No. 09/393,256
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 10 and 21
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed; the decision of the examiner to
reject claims 1 to 7, 10 and 21 to 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Weiland is reversed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 and 9 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kurokawa is affirmed with respect to claim 1
and reversed with respect to claim 9; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 8
and 30 to 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Weiland is reversed.
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