Appeal No. 2000-1339
Application 08/772,480
Van Steen 5,297,358 Mar.
29, 1994
Clark et al. (Clark) 5,705,648 Jan. 6,
1998
Robertson 5,720,127 Feb.
24, 1998
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 12 and 22 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Robertson
in view of Clark and Van Steen.
Attention is directed to the brief (Paper No. 12)
and to the final rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 10 and
13) for the respective positions of the appellant and the
examiner with regard to the merits of this rejection.
DISCUSSION
I. Grouping of claims
On page 3 in the brief, under the “GROUPING OF
CLAIMS” heading, the appellant indicates that claims 1
3
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