Appeal No. 2006-3077
Application No. 09/911,912
References
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Kishida US 5,287,418 Feb. 15, 1994
Hieda US 5,481,317 Jan. 02, 1996
Wu US 5,959,693 Sep. 28, 1999
Sugimoto US 6,215,529 B1 Apr. 10, 2001
Ishikawa US 6,636,229 B2 Oct. 21, 2003
(filed Mar. 09, 2001)
Farnung US 6,753,987 B1 Jun. 22, 2004
(filed Feb. 25, 2000)
Rejections at Issue
A. Claims 5 through 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e) as being
anticipated by Farnung.
B. Claims 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Farnung.
C. Claims 1 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Sugimoto and Wu.
D. Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Hieda, Sugimoto and Wu.
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