Appeal No. 97-3752 Page 4
Application No. 08/293,322
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 8, mailed June 23, 1995) and the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 16, mailed August 1, 1996) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants'
brief (Paper No. 15, filed April 23, 1996) and reply brief
(Paper No. 17, filed October 1, 1996) 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 references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will
not sustain the examiner's rejection of claims 1 through 18
under
35 U.S.C. § 103. Our reasoning for this determination
follows.
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