Appeal No. 1996-3399
Application 08/295,150
at pages 8 through 11 of the examiner's answer, claims 59 and
60 are also a part of this rejection) stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies
upon the collective teachings and showings of Powell, Rumble,
Ebert, Attema and Marez.2
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellant
and the examiner, reference is made to the briefs and the
answers for the respective details thereof. These include the
principal examiner's answer mailed on April 22, 1996 as well
as a supplemental answer mailed on November 1, 1996.
Appellant's initial brief was filed on January 22, 1996 with a
so-called addendum to the appeal brief filed on June 10, 1996.
Finally, we have also considered appellant's second addendum
to the appeal brief filed as a facsimile communication on
2At page 12 of the answer, the examiner has withdrawn a
rejection of certain claims under the fourth paragraph of 35
U.S.C. § 112. At pages 6 and 12, the examiner has also made
note of the withdrawal of another rejection under 35 U.S.C. §
103, that being based upon the references to Cullen [sic,
Callen], Elms and Rumble.
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