Appeal No. 96-0019 Application 08/150,742 Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellant’s arguments set forth in the brief along with the examiner's rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal set forth in the examiner's answer. It is our view, after consideration of the record before us, that the collective evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in claims 24-28. Accordingly, we affirm. Appellant has nominally indicated that the claims on appeal stand or fall together in a single group [brief, page 3]. However, appellant has made separate comments directed to the dependent claims. The extent of appellant’s arguments is to 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007