Appeal No. 96-1869 Application 08/086,494 The following rejections are before us for review. Claims 3, 7, 8 , 11 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble and Miles. Claims 1 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble and Miles, further in view of Young. The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer (Paper No. 14), while the complete statement of appellants’ argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 13).4 4A supplemental brief (Paper No. 21) was filed, pursuant to an order for compliance (Paper No. 20), providing requested information. A supplemental examiner’s answer (Paper No. 19) also provided additional information. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007