Appeal 2006-3124
Application 10/251,179
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Fukuyama1 JP 2-11781 Jan. 16, 1990
Tanaka2 JP 2000-150623 May 30, 2000
Maeda US 6,624,084 B2 Sept. 23, 2003
Koike US 6,726,799 B2 Apr. 27, 2004
Tong US 2004/0083975 A1 May 6, 2004
(Appellants’ Admitted Prior Art (AAPA))
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 8, 9, and 18-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C § 103(a) over
Tanaka;
2. Claims 1-7 and 13-17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over AAPA
in view of Koike and Tanaka;
3. Claims 1-7 and 15-17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over AAPA
in view of Fukuyama and Tanaka;
4. Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over AAPA in view of
Fukuyama and Tanaka, and further in view of Maeda; and
5. Claim 14 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Tanaka in view of
Maeda.
We reverse all grounds of rejection for essentially the reasons stated in
Appellants’ Brief and Reply Brief.
1 The Examiner relies on the English Abstract. For convenience, we refer to
the complete translation in describing Figure 1 below.
2 The Examiner relies on the English Abstract. For convenience, we refer to
the complete translation in describing Figure 1 below.
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