Appeal No. 1996-0906
Application No. 08/110,341
GROUNDS OF REJECTION4
The Clark in view of Thom and Matsuo series:
Claims 1, 6-9, 15, 16, 18-20 and 23 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Clark in view of Thom ‘291 or Thom ‘390 and Matsuo.
Claims 5, 10-14, 17, 21, 22, 24 and 25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Clark in view of Thom ‘291 or Thom ‘390 and Matsuo as
applied to claims 1, 6-9, 15, 16, 18-20 and 23 above, and further in view of
Wiersema.
The Butler in view of Thom and Matsuo series:
Claims 1, 6-9, 15, 16, 18-20 and 23 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Butler in view of Thom ‘291 or Thom ‘390 and Matsuo.
Claims 5, 10-14, 17, 21, 22, 24 and 25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Butler in view of Thom ‘291 or Thom ‘390 and Matsuo
as applied to claims 1, 6-9, 15, 16, 18-20 and 23 above, and further in view of
Wiersema.
We reverse all of the examiner’s rejections.
4 We note the final rejections of claim 26 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 112, first
paragraph, are moot in view of the cancellation of claim 26 in the amendment
received February 13, 1995 (Paper No. 24), which also added claim 5. This
amendment was entered by the examiner in the Advisory Action mailed March 1,
1995 (Paper No. 26) which also withdrew the Final Rejection of claim 5 under 35
U.S.C. §§ 101 and 112, first paragraph.
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