Appeal No. 1998-3420
Application 08/597,033
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner
in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Thorud 4,714,161 Dec. 22,
1987
O’Brien et al. (O’Brien) 5,425,448 June 20,
1995
Reisman 5,450,953 Sept. 19,
1995
Cheng 5,609,249 Mar. 11,
1997
(filed June 7,
1995)
Potter et al. (Potter) WO 88/06559 Sept. 7,
1988
(PCT)
Claims 1, 4, 9 and 61 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by O’Brien.
Claims 14, 16, 19, 22 and 23 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Reisman.
Claims 14, 16 through 19, 22 and 23 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Cheng.
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