Appeal No. 98-0059
Application No. 08/540,548
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Prestidge 4,594,818 Jun. 17, 1986
Hartman 5,337,526 Aug. 16, 1994
Damron 5,381,632 Jan. 17, 1995
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-5 and 7-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Hartman or Prestidge in view of
Damron.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief and the Reply Brief.
OPINION
In reaching our decision on the issues raised in this
appeal, we have carefully assessed the claims, the prior art
applied against the claims, and the respective views of the
examiner and the appellant as set forth in the Answer and the
Briefs. As a result of our review, we have determined that
the rejection should not be sustained. Our reasoning in
support of this conclusion follows.
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