Appeal No. 96-3407
Application 08/325,549
112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 1, 16 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Harrill in view of Chong.
Claims 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 33, 34, 36 and 37 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Chong in view of
Harrill.
The examiner's rejections are explained on pages 3-6 of
the answer. The arguments of the appellant and examiner in
support of their respective positions may be found on pages 6-
29 of the brief and pages 7-9 of the answer.
OPINION
As a preliminary matter we note that the brief contains
arguments as to the propriety of the examiner's requirement
that the drawings be corrected. Under 35 U.S.C. § 134 and 37
CFR
§ 1.191, appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences are taken from the decision of the primary
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