Appeal No. 97-0128
Application No. 08/098,989
Brau et al. (Brau) 4,287,488 Sep. 01,
1981
Piestrup 5,107,508 Apr. 21,
1992
Claims 1, 6-8, 10, and 12-14 stand finally rejected
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Brau. Claims 11
and 15 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Brau in view of Piestrup. Rather than
reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the Examiner,
reference is made to the Briefs and Answers for the 2
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the
evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
2The Appeal Brief was filed April 21, 1995. In response
to the Examiner’s Answer dated May 30, 1995, a Reply brief was
filed June 30, 1995. The Examiner entered the Reply Brief and
submitted a supplemental Examiner’s Answer dated April 4,
1996. The Examiner submitted a further supplemental Examiner’s
Answer dated July 24, 1996 in response to a supplemental Reply
Brief filed by Appellants on May 6, 1996.
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