Appeal No. 96-2302
Application 08/260,058
In rejecting appellant's claims under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e), the examiner has relied upon the reference listed
below:
Preller et al. 5,213,458 May 25, 1993
(Preller) (effective filing date July 27, 1990)
The following rejection is the sole rejection on
appeal.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Preller.
The full text of the examiner's rejection and response
to the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer
(Paper No. 19), while the complete statement of appellant's
argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 18).
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the anticipation issue
raised in this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully
considered appellant's specification and claims, the applied
reference, and the respective viewpoints of appellant and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determination which follows.
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