Appeal No. 1998-2854 Page 3
Application No. 08/500,278
Arkans 4,396,010 Aug. 2,
1983
Zheng et al. 4,753,226 June 28,
1988
(Zheng)
Halperin et al. 4,928,674 May 29,
1990
(Halperin)
Newman 5,370,603 Dec. 6,
1994
Claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Newman in view of Arkans.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Newman in view of Arkans and Zheng.
Claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Newman in view of Arkans and Halperin.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the first Office action
(Paper No. 3, mailed June 11, 1996) and the examiner's answer
(Paper No. 11, mailed September 2, 1997) for the examiner's
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