Appeal No. 1997-1430
Application No. 08/225,756
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 rejection advanced by the Examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support
for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments
set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s rationale in
support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal set forth
in the Examiner’s Answers.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in
the particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary
skill in the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth
in independent claims 14, 21, and 28. We reach the opposite
2The Appeal Brief was filed April 26, 1996. In response
to the Examiner’s Answer dated July 23, 1996, a Reply Brief
was filed September 27, 1996. The Examiner entered the Reply
Brief and submitted a supplemental Examiner’s Answer on
October 29, 1996.
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