Appeal No. 96-2081
Application 08/125,892
rejection, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No.
6) and the examiner's answer (Paper No. 16) for the complete
reasoning in support of the rejection, and to the corrected
main
brief (Paper No. 15) and reply brief (Paper No. 17) for the
appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
Initially we note that on pages 2-5 of the main brief,
the appellant requests that we consider the claims as amended
by an amendment (Paper No. 8) filed after the final rejection
and which was refused entry by the examiner (Paper No. 10).
We must point out, however, that under 35 U.S.C. § 134 and 37
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