Appeal No. 94-1325
Application No. 07/882,928
The full text of the examiner's rejection and response
to the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer
(Paper
No. 12), while the complete statement of appellant's argument can
be found in the brief (Paper No. 11).3
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the obviousness issue
raised in this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully
considered appellant's specification and claims, the applied
references, the declaration of Herb J. J. Sequin dated Nov. 5/92
(Paper No. 6) and the respective viewpoints of appellant and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determination which follows.
We cannot sustain the examiner's rejection of
appellant's claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
This panel of the board fully understands the opinion of
the examiner as clearly expressed in the answer. In particular, we
note the examiner's view that "Unless the instant claims require
An earlier request for an oral hearing was waived by3
appellant (Paper No. 16).
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