Appeal No. 1997-0635 Page 4
Application No. 08/375,183
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 34,
mailed September 20, 1996) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief
(Paper No. 33, filed July 22, 1996) and reply brief (Paper No.
36, filed November 27, 1996) for the appellants' arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied references, and to the respective
positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As
a consequence of our review, we make the determinations which
follow.
The obviousness rejections
We will not sustain any of the rejections of claims 4 to
8 and 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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