Appeal No. 97-3173
Application No. 08/462,310
Strickland 3,328,901 Jul. 04,
1967
Bernier et al. (Bernier) 3,492,744 Feb.
03, 1970
Austin 3,718,996 Mar. 06,
1973
Claims 43 through 45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Austin in view of Bernier in
combination with Strickland.
The full text of the examiner's rejection and response to
the argument presented by appellants appear in the answer
(Paper
No. 20), while the complete statement of appellants’ argument
can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 19 and
21).
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
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