Appeal No. 98-2352
Application 08/245,870
Claims 9, 17 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable
over Rockwell in view of Sammaratano.
Claims 1 through 3, 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) as
anticipated by, or in the alternative under 35 U.S.C. §103 as obvious over, Smidt.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over Smidt
as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Marras.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over Smidt
as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Boren.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over Smidt
as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Sammaratano.
The examiner's full statement of the rejections and response to appellants’
arguments appears in the examiner's answer (Paper No. 16, mailed
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