Appeal No. 1997-1336
Application 08/267,433
The following rejections have been made by the examiner:
1. Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of
Yamane in view of Bougger.
2. Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the teachings of Yamane in view of
Bougger and further in view of Wislocky.
3. Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the teachings of Yamane in view of Bougger
and further in view of Neal.
4. Claims 8 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the teachings of Yamane in view of
Bougger and further in view of Breen.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for
the 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
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