Ex parte BREDERVELD et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1997-1378                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/065,328                                                                                                             


                          RRather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the                                                                    
                 Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs  and Answer for the             1                                                            
                 respective details.                                                                                                                    





                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                 We have carefully considered the subject matter on                                                                                     
                 appeal, the rejection advanced by the Examiner and the                                                                                 
                 evidence of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support                                                                         
                 for the rejection.  We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into                                                                         
                 consideration in reaching our decision, Appellants’ arguments                                                                          
                 set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s rationale in                                                                         
                 support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal set forth                                                                           
                 in the Examiner’s Answers.                                                                                                             
                          It is our view, after consideration of the record before                                                                      
                 us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in                                                                            


                          1The original Appeal Brief was filed June 5, 1995.  In                                                                        
                 response to the Examiner’s Answer dated September 5, 1995, a                                                                           
                 Reply Brief was filed October 11, 1995.  The Examiner entered                                                                          
                 the Reply Brief and submitted a Supplemental Examiner’s Answer                                                                         
                 entitled “Response to Reply Brief” on February 4, 1997.                                                                                
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