Appeal No. 1998-3425
Application 08/502,977
Claims 8 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Marshall in view of Wilfong.
Claim 4 through 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Marshall in view of Wilfong as applied
to claim 8 above, and further in view of Gluck.
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Marshall in view of Wilfong and Gluck as
applied to claims 4-6 above, and further in view of Shimasaki.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner's full
commentary with regard to the above-noted rejections and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant
regarding the rejections, we make reference to the examiner's
answer (Paper No. 16, mailed May 27, 1998) for the reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to appellant’s brief (Paper
No. 15, filed April 3, 1998) and reply brief (Paper No. 18,
filed July 29, 1998) for the arguments thereagainst.
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