Appeal No. 97-2696
Application 08/231,657
Orbits et al. (Orbits) 5,237,673 Aug. 17, 1993
Abramson et al. (Abramson) 5,269,013 Dec. 7, 1993
Claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 10 to 13, 15, 17 to 20, 22 and 23
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 over Perazzoli. Claims
1,
2, 5 to 7, 9 to 15, 17 to 20, 22 and 23 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 over Orbits. Claims 16 and 21 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Orbits and Abramson.
Reference is made to Appellant’s brief and the
Examiner's answer for their respective positions.
OPINION
We have considered the record before us, and we will
reverse the rejection of claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9 through
23, all the claims on appeal.
We take the various rejections in the order they
appear in the brief and the answer.
First we deal with the two rejections based on
anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102. In so doing, we keep in
mind that anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires that
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