Appeal No. 97-0256
Application 08/233,215
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and appellant regarding the above rejections, we
make reference to the examiner's answer and various supplemental
answers (Paper Nos. 20, 22, 24 and 28) for the examiner's
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellant’s brief
and various reply briefs (Paper Nos. 19, 21 and 27) for
appellant’s arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to appellant’s specification and claims, to
the applied prior art references, and to the respective positions
articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we have made the determinations which follow.
Looking first to the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 6 and
7 under § 103 based on PT, we note that item No. 1490 on page 39
of PT is described as “A to Z Initial Pads” and that such pads
are shown generally as being in the shape of a desired initial,
such as the shown “N” and “S” pads, with “X” being the only
letter of the alphabet indicated as “not available.” From this
disclosure, the examiner concludes that an “L” initial pad from
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