Appeal No. 96-0776
Application 07/953,539
is capable of performing the functions stated in these claims in
the environment recited in the preambles.
In the course of sustaining the examiner's rejection of
certain of the claims, and in rendering the new rejection set
forth immediately above, we have carefully considered all of the
arguments presented by the appellant in the Brief. However, they
have not persuaded us that these actions were in error. Our
position with regard to each should be apparent from the
foregoing discussions.
Summary:
The examiner's rejection of claims 11, 15 and 16 as being
unpatentable over Spinner in view of Booth is sustained. All of
the other rejections made by the examiner are not sustained.
Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.196(b), claims 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 are
newly rejected as being anticipated by Bellis.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
Any request for reconsideration or modification of this
decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences based
upon the same record must be filed within one month from the date
hereof (37 CFR § 1.197).
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