Appeal No. 98-1455 Page 4
Application No. 08/625,936
Claims 18 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over De Rose.
Claims 1 through 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Chinomi in view of De Rose and
Williams.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 15, mailed November 17, 1997) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the appellants'
brief (Paper No. 14, filed October 17, 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 references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
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