Appeal No. 97-0655
Application 08/294,913
The following rejections have been maintained from the
final rejection:
1. Claims 1, 4 and 13-17 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of
Pease taken alone.
2. Claims 2, 3 and 5-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Pease in
view of Heaton.
The following new rejections were made in the
examiner’s answer:
3. Claims 13-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Pease in view of
Greenwaldt.
4. Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of Jamison.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the
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