Appeal No. 97-2472 Page 3
Application No. 08/223,770
Fung 5,396,635 Mar. 7,
1995
(filed Feb. 12, 1993)
Faucher et al. (Faucher) 5,404,543 Apr. 4,
1995 (filed May
29, 1992).
Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Fung in view of Faucher. Rather than repeat
the arguments of the appellants 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 appellants’ arguments
along with the examiner’s arguments in rebuttal. After
considering the record before us, it is our view that the
collective evidence relied on and the level of skill in the
particular art would not have suggested to one of ordinary
skill in the art the invention of claims 1-18. Accordingly,
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