Appeal No. 94-4357
Application No. 07/739,050
(4) Claims 13, 14, 42, 43 and 46 through 50 as
unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Fritzvold,
Namba, Tritschler, Griggs and Gessner.
We have carefully reviewed the entire record, including
all of the arguments advanced by the examiner and appellants
in support of their respective positions. This review leads
us to conclude that only the examiner’s § 103 rejections of
claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 15 through 20, 33 through 36 and 51
through 54 are well-founded. Accordingly, we will sustain
only those § 103 rejections directed to claims 1, 2, 4 through
7, 15 through 20, 33 through 36 and 51 through 54. We add the
following primarily for emphasis.
At the outset, we note that appellants have grouped the
claims on appeal as follows:
Group I - Claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 15 through 20,
33 through 36 and 51 through 54;
Group II - Claims 8 through 11 and 39 through 44;
Group III - Claims 13, 14, 37, 38 and 46 through 50.
Therefore, we will limit our discussion to the broadest
claim in each group, namely claims 1, 8 and 13. See 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(5)(1993).
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