Appeal No. 97-1631 Page 3
Application No. 08/245,267
The references relied on by the patent examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims follow:
Badgley et al. 2,580,270 Dec. 25, 1951
(Badgley)
Guthmueller et al. 4,822,986 Apr. 18, 1989
(Guthmueller)
Abe et al. 5,028,797 Jul. 2, 1991
(Abe)
Claims 1-4, 17, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as obvious over Guthmueller, Abe, and/or Badgley. Rather
than repeat the arguments of the appellant or examiner in
toto, we refer to the appeal brief and the examiner’s answer
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have
considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejection
advanced by the examiner, and the evidence supporting the
rejection. We have also considered the appellant’s arguments
along with the examiner’s argument in rebuttal. After
considering the record before us, it is our view that the
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