Appeal No. 1999-1109
Application No. 08/359,904
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for 3
their respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have considered the rejections advanced by the Examiner
and the supporting arguments. We have, likewise, reviewed the
Appellant's arguments set forth in the briefs.
We affirm.
At the outset, we note that there are a number of grounds
of rejection in this case. We will consider each ground of
rejection separately.
3The principal brief was filed as Paper No. 20 on
September 2, 1997. The Examiner mailed out the last final
rejection as Paper No. 25 on February 19, 1998, after the
principal brief and a prior Examiner’s answer, Paper No. 21, a
prior reply brief, Paper No. 22, and a second prior reply
brief, Paper No. 24. Appellant filed a supplemental appeal
brief, Paper No. 26, in which he referred to the principal
appeal brief, Paper No. 20, and merely supplemented the
arguments given in that brief by this supplemental brief. The
Examiner mailed out the last Examiner’s answer, Paper No. 28,
which forms the basis of our decision. Appellant filed the
last reply brief, Paper No. 29, in response
to the Examiner’s answer. The Examiner noted entry of this
last reply brief, see Paper No. 30, without any further
response.
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