Appeal No. 96-3549
Application 08/171,484
As evidence of anticipation and obviousness, the examiner
has applied these references:
Hasslinger 4,569,348 Feb. 11, 1986
Toussant et al. 4,699,622 Oct. 13, 1987
(Toussant)
Wilson et al. 4,895,569 Jan. 23, 1990
(Wilson) (filed Aug. 25, 1987)
The following rejections are before us for review.
Claim 76 stands rejected under 35 USC § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Wilson, or in the alternative, under 35 USC § 103
as obvious over Wilson.
Claims 77 through 79 and 82 stand rejected under 35 USC
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Wilson in view of Toussant.
Claims 80, 81, and 83 through 85 stand rejected under 35 USC
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Wilson in view of Toussant and
Hasslinger.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to
the argument presented by appellants appears in the final
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