Appeal No. 98-3327 Application No. 08/606,651 consideration as being drawn to a non-elected invention. No claims have been allowed. The appellant's invention is directed to an ophthalmic probe. The claims on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief. THE REFERENCE Easley et al. (Easley) 5,441,496 Aug. 15, 1995 THE REJECTION Claims 1, 4-6 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Easley. The rejection is explained in Paper No. 6 (the final rejection). The opposing viewpoints of the appellant have been expressed in the Brief. OPINION As set forth in independent claim 1, the appellant’s 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007