Appeal No. 96-3946
Application No. 08/208,317
Claims 27, 28, 31, and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as containing new matter.
Claims 1 to 12, 27, 28, and 32 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miyamoto.
Claims 13 to 24 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Miyamoto in view of Ayers.
Claims 25 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Miyamoto in view of Vieira.
Claims 29 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Miyamoto in view of Ayers and Vieira.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 10,
mailed June 10, 1996) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to the appellant's Brief (Paper
No. 9, filed March 04, 1996) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
As a preliminary matter we note that appellant indicates
on page 4 of the Brief (with reasons as set forth in 37 CFR
§ 1.192(c)(5) and (c)(6)) that the claims do not stand or
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