Appeal No. 1996-3058
Application 08/192,520
said state remains constant from said first gear and changes
only upon arrival at said second gear;
wherein all said conductive material which forms
said patterns is electrically connected.
The reference relied on by the Examiner is as
follows:
Welch et al. (Welch) 4,664,217 May 12,
1987
Claims 1 and 22 through 26 stand rejected under1
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Welch.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or
the Examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer
for the details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we
agree with the Examiner that claims 1 and 22 through 26 are
properly rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
At the outset, we note that Appellants have
indicated on page 3 of the brief the claims stand or fall
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