Appeal No. 1996-3647
Application No. 08/065,720
The references cited by the examiner are:2
Blanton et al. (Blanton) 4,752,836 June
21, 1988
Roy et al. (Roy) 4,876,597 Oct. 24,
1989
Bohrman 5,109,482 Apr. 28,
1992
Rosser et al. (Rosser) 5,264,933 Nov. 23,
1993
(filed Jan. 28, 1992)
Cohen et al. (Cohen) 5,353,391 Oct. 4,
1994
(filed May 6, 1991)
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Cohen.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Cohen in view of Blanton.
Claims 11 through 13, 17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Cohen in view of
Roy. Reference is made to the briefs and the answer for
the respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
2Only the references to Cohen, Blanton and Roy were
relied on in the prior art rejections.
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