Appeal No. 1999-0632 Page 4
Application No. 08/744,692
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1 through 3, 9, 10 and 12 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Friedman in view of
Boundy.
2. Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Friedman in view of Boundy, as applied to
claim 1 above, and further in view of Simonton.
Reference is made to the brief (Paper No. 20, filed
February 19, 1998) and reply brief (Paper No. 22, filed July
6, 1998) and the final rejection (Paper No. 15, mailed August
18, 1997) and answer (Paper No. 21, mailed April 27, 1998) for
the respective positions of the appellant and the examiner
with regard to the merits of these rejections.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we shall not
sustain the examiner's rejections.
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