Ex parte COSTELLO et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 95-0638                                                          
          Application 08/011,094                                                      


          Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the                       
          examiner, we make reference to the brief 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 brief 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 collective evidence relied upon and the level of               
          skill in the particular art would not have suggested to one of              
          ordinary skill in the art the obviousness of the invention as set           
          forth in claims 1-15, 36-43, 45-49 and 74-89.  Accordingly, we              
          reverse.                                                                    
          Appellants have argued all the claims subject to each                       
          rejection as a single group.  Accordingly, all the claims before            
          us will stand or fall together.  Note In re King, 801 F.2d 1324,            



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