Appeal No. 97-2723 Application 08/320,091 The examiner relies on the following references: Dummermuth et al. (Dummermuth) 4,442,504 Apr. 10, 1984 Klug et al. (Klug) 5,226,152 July 06, 1993 Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention. Claims 2-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Dummermuth alone or Dummermuth in view of Klug. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof. OPINION We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner, the arguments in support of the rejections and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the obviousness rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007