Appeal No. 98-1530
Application No. 08/492,590
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
(1) Claims 1, 3-10 and 14-18 on the basis of Schenck in view
of Habern.
(2) Claims 1, 3-10 and 14-18 on the basis of Habern in view of
Schenck.
(3) Claim 2 on the basis of Habern in view of Schenck and
Rigney.
(4) Claims 1, 3, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 18 on the basis of Schenck
in view of Kovacs.
The rejections are explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The arguments of the appellants in opposition to the
positions taken by the examiner 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 appellants as set forth in the Answer and the
Briefs.
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