Appeal No. 1999-0568
Application No. 08/447,594
Claims 1-3, 6-10, 13-17 and 20-24 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness the
examiner offers Baror in view of Barajas with respect to
claims 1,
6-8, 13-15 and 20-24, and adds Lautzenheiser with respect
to claims 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants 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
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as
support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed
and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision,
the appellants’ arguments set forth in the briefs along
with the examiner’s rationale in support of the
rejections and arguments in rebuttal set forth in the
examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record
before us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of
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