Appeal No. 1998-2471 Page 4
Application No. 08/222,913
in view of Kern. Claims 15-17, 20, and 25 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Inoue in view of Heinzl
further in view of Kern further in view of Murai. Rather than
repeat the arguments of the appellants or examiner in toto, we
refer the reader to the briefs and answer for the respective
details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejections and evidence
advanced by the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the
arguments of the appellants and examiner. After considering
the totality of the record, we are persuaded that the examiner
erred in rejecting claims 1-7, 11, and 22-24. We are not
persuaded, however, that the examiner erred in rejecting
claims 12-20 and 25. Accordingly, we affirm-in-part. Our
opinion addresses the grouping and obviousness of the claims.
Grouping of the Claims
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