Appeal No. 2004-1031 Application No. 09/448,952 Claims 1 through 3, 5, 7 through 11 and 39 through 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm. Claims 3, 4, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20 through 28, 31, 33 and 35 through 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm and Sasano. Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm, Sasano and Ema. Claims 14 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm, Sasano and Sitka. Claims 19 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm, Sasano, and Ito. Claims 17 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm, Sasano and Makiyama. Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm and Jago. Claim 40 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dieterich in view of Kohm and Makiyama. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007