Appeal No. 96-0158
Application No. 08/110,003
Vinton et al. (Vinton) 3,927,186 Dec. 16,
1975
Simandl et al. (Simandl) 5,208,003 May
4, 1993
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Marek taken with Vinton and
Simandl . 2
We refer to the Brief and to the Answer for a complete
exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by the
appellants and the examiner concerning the above noted
rejection.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the Answer and below, we
will sustain this rejection.
We fully agree with the conclusion of obviousness stated
by the examiner in his Answer. As for the nonobviousness
position expressed in the Brief, it is the appellants’ basic
argument
2The appealed claims will stand or fall together; see
page 5 of the Brief.
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