Appeal No. 97-3065 Page 4
Application No. 08/452,747
Ales et al. (Ales) 4,726,873 Feb. 23,
1988
Claims 68, 70, 71, 73 to 76, 79, 83 and 96 to 98 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Beaudoin.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 12, mailed March 31, 1997) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejection, and to the appellants'
brief (Paper No. 11, filed March 3, 1997) for the appellants'
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
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