Appeal No. 96-3376 Application 08/164,889 Claims 28, 31 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carre. Claim 27 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carre in view of Gullichsen. Claims 29 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carre in view of Ahs. Claims 25, 30, 36 and 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Carre in view of Forbes.3 The full text of the examiner's rejections with regard to the appealed claims and rebuttal to the arguments presented by 3The rejection of claims 25, 27 through 32, 34, 36 and 38 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as found in the final rejection (Paper No. 13), has been withdrawn in view of the amendment filed July 31, 1995 (Paper No. 14). See the advisory action (Paper No. 15) mailed August 3, 1995. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007