Appeal No. 1996-4109
Application No. 08/123,557
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Wullschleger et al. (Wullschleger I) 5,227,248 July 13, 1993
Wullschleger et al. (Wullschleger II) 5,223,298 June 29, 1993
Pflaumer et al. (Pflaumer) 5,095,008 Mar. 10, 1992
Colliopoulos 5,009,916 Apr. 23, 1991
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
Claims 1-3, 5-15 and 18-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Wullschleger I and Wullschleger II alone, or in combination with,
Pflaumer and Colliopoulos.
We reverse.
DISCUSSION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration
to the appellant’s specification and claims, and to the respective positions
articulated by the appellant and the examiner. We make reference to the
Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 19, mailed April 5, 1996), and the Supplemental
Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 21, mailed June 11, 1996) for the examiner’s
reasoning in support of the rejection. We further reference appellant’s Brief (Paper
No. 18, received November 13, 1995), and appellant’s Reply Brief (Paper No.20,
received April 19, 1996) for the appellant’s arguments in favor of patentability.
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