Appeal No. 2000-0298
Application No. 08/832,013
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner rejecting appealed claims are:
Matejcek et al. 3,306,966 Feb. 28, 1967
Wood et al. (Wood) 3,903,232 Sep. 2, 1975
Chung et al. (Chung) 5,247,932 Sep. 28, 1993
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 14 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Chung in view of
Wood and Matejcek.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting view points
advanced by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above
noted rejection, we make reference to the examiner's answer
for the examiner's complete reasoning and supported rejection
and to the appellant's briefs for the appellant’s arguments
thereagainst.
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
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