Appeal No. 2000-0951 Page 3
Application No. 08/640,160
Claims 5, 6, 11, 19, 20 and 25 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Griggs in view of
Romaine and Blanchard.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 23,
mailed January 18, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 22,
filed November 1, 1999) and reply brief (Paper No. 24, filed
April 3, 2000) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will
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