Appeal No. 98-0358
Application 08/660,719
the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer
(Paper No. 7), while the complete statement of appellants’
argument can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos.
6 and 8).
According to appellants (main brief, page 2), claims 4
and 5 do not stand or fall with claims 1 through 3 or each
other. In
light of the above and the comments in the reply brief, claims
1 through 3 stand or fall with one another, and each of claims
4 and 5 are to be separately considered. We select claim 1
for review on appeal from the grouping of claims 1 through 3,
claims 2 and 3 standing or falling therewith; 37 CFR
1.192(c)(7). Accordingly, in our analysis, infra, we focus our
attention upon claims 1, 4, and 5.
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the obviousness issue
raised in this appeal, this panel of the board has carefully
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