Appeal No. 1996-2480
Application 08/163,825
Rather than reiterate the argument of Appellants and
the Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1
through 16, 19 through 32 and 34 through 53 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103.
The Examiner has failed to set forth a prima facie
case. It is the burden of the Examiner to establish why one
having ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the
claimed invention by the express teachings or suggestions
found in the prior art, or by implications contained in such
teachings or suggestions. In re Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 995,
217 USPQ 1, 6
(Fed. Cir. 1983). "Additionally, when determining
obviousness,
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