Appeal No. 96-3610 Application 08/300,567 The following rejections are before us for review. Claims 23 through 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Giovanni in view of Ericson. Claims 23 through 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite. The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer (Paper No. 24), while the complete statement of appellant’s argument can be found in the amended brief (Paper No. 23). OPINION In reaching our conclusion on the issues raised in this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully considered appellant’s specification and claims, the applied references, and the respective viewpoints of appellant and the examiner. As a 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007