Appeal No. 1996-3320 Page 5
Application No. 08/342,955
Bagga 4,284,574 Aug. 18,
1981
Lucey 5,180,757 Jan. 19,
1993
(filed May 16, 1991)
Nawata et al. (Nawata) 5,215,863 Jun. 01,
1993
(filed Oct. 11, 1991)
Flynn et al. (Flynn) 5,229,252 Jul. 20,
1993
(filed Oct. 21, 1991)
Claims 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, and 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lucey in view of Bagga.
Claims 8-12 and 14-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Lucey in view of Bagga further in view
of Flynn and Nawata.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. In so doing, we find ourselves in agreement with
appellants' basic contention that the applied prior art fails to
establish a prima facie case of obviousness of the claimed
subject matter. Accordingly, we will not sustain the examiner's
rejection.
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