Appeal No. 96-2939
Application No. 08/205,423
following references of record.
Lowen 3,385,682 May 28, 1968
Cadien et al. 5,340,370 Aug. 23, 1994
(filed Nov. 3, 1993)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 through 16 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Cadien in view of Lowen.
OPINION
Appellants have requested that the appealed claims be
considered in four distinct groups and have supplied ample
reasons for such consideration. See 37 CFR 1.192(c)(5)(1994).
In contrast to appellants’ position, our decision is based
upon issues, which, in our analysis, are common to and shared
by each of the claims before us. Accordingly, we do not find
it necessary to separately discuss the four groups of claims
established by appellants. We will therefore, substantially
confine our discussion to that of claims 1 and 4.
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced
by appellants and the examiner and agree with appellants that
the aforementioned rejection is not well founded.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the rejection.
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