Appeal No. 97-1025
Application No. 08/183,571
Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 20 to 33, 35, 37 and 38 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, or in the
alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Scheibert.
Claims 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10 to 15, 20 to 32, 35, 38 and 40 to 44
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by,
or in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Ahrens.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and the appellant regarding the rejections set forth
above, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No. 17,
mailed November 25, 1994) and the examiner's answer (Paper No.
33, mailed July 10, 1996) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to the appellant's brief (Paper
No. 30, filed August 8, 1995) and reply brief (Paper No. 36,
filed September 9, 1996) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
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