Appeal No. 2006-0562
Application No. 09/952,588
Takubo et al. 4,991,001 Feb. 5, 1991
Notani et al. (Notani) 5,294,897 Mar. 15, 1994
Vercellotti et al. (Vercellotti) 5,774,000 Jun. 30, 1998
Kojima 6,023,080 Feb. 8, 2000
Dickson et al. (Dickson) 6,056,186 May 2, 2000
Nakayama et al. (Nakayama) 6,208,023 Mar. 27, 2001
Seshita et al. (Seshita) 6,366,770 Apr. 2, 2002
(Filed Mar. 16, 1999)
Kamiya 6,492,667 Dec. 10, 2002
(Filed April 19, 2000)
Claims 55 and 56 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Nakayama. Claims 55 and 56 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Dickson. Claims 39, 40, and 45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by Seshita. Claim 55 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Notani. Claims 41, 43, 44, and 46-52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Seshita in view of Takubo. Claims 41, 43, 44, and 46-
52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Seshita in view of
Kamiya. Claims 39-41 and 43-52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Kojima in view of Nakayama. Claim 42 stands rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kojima in view of Nakayama further in view of
Vercellotti. Claim 57 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Notani.
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