Appeal No. 97-1438 Application 08/339,142 Claims 1, 3, 5, 10 through 13, and 16 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lipson in view of Barnes. Claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lipson in view of Simmons. Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lipson in view of Lechner. Claims 21 through 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lipson in view of Meals. The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer (Paper No. 15), while the complete statement of appellants’ argument can be found in the brief (Paper No. 13). OPINION 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007