Appeal No. 97-2979 Page 3
Application No. 08/219,553
The references relied on by the patent examiner in
rejecting the claims follow:
Fischer 4,783,730 Nov. 8, 1988
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI X3.131-
1986, “Small Computer System Interface(SCSI)”, June 23, 1986,
pp. 26, 51-71, 80-82, 185-186, 194-199, 208-209.
Claims 1-3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Fischer in view of ANSI. (Examiner’s Answer at
3.) Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellants or2
examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the appeal and reply
briefs and the examiner’s answers for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejection and evidence
2Claims 4-7 stand objected to as being dependent on a
rejected base claim. (Examiner’s Answer at 5.)
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