Appeal No. 1997-1380
Application 08/301,508
anticipation and obviousness are:
Helinski 5,136,515 Aug. 4,
1992
(filed Nov. 7,
1989)
Pomerantz et al. (Pomerantz) 5,031,120 Jul.
9, 1991
(filed Dec. 22,
1988)
Chevalier et al. (Chevalier) 5,350,477 Sep.
27, 1994
(§ 102(e) date of Apr. 23,
1991)
Claims 1 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as being anticipated by Helinski.
Claims 2 through 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 18 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Helinski in view of Pomerantz.
Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Helinski in view of Pomerantz, and
further in view of Chevalier.
Reference is made to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 10 and 12) and to the examiner’s main
answer (Paper No. 11) for the respective positions of the
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