Appeal No. 96-3920
Application 08/151,891
German reference in view of Abe, the British document, and
Gaines.
Claims 4 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the German reference in view of Abe,
the British document, and Gaines, as applied above, further in
view of Bok.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response
to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer
(Paper No. 21), while the complete statement of appellants’
argument can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos.
20 and 22).3
On page 3 of the main brief (Paper No. 20), appellants
indicate that claims 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 12 stand or fall
together, and that claims 4, 8, 10, 11, and 13 are separate
and independently allowable claims. As to the first grouping
of claims, we select claim 1 for review, with claims 2, 3, 5,
The noted answer and main and reply briefs supersede the earlier filed3
answer and main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 14, 15, and 16)).
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