Appeal No. 1997-1530
Application 08/485,198
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Watanabe et al. (Watanabe) 4,920,406 Apr. 24,
1990
Hornbeck 5,021,663 Jun. 04,
1991
Claims 16-25 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Hornbeck in view of Watanabe.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the 1
respective details thereof.
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 Answer.
1 The Appeal Brief was filed August 16, 1996. In response
to the Examiner’s Answer dated December 13, 1996, a Reply
Brief was filed January 14, 1997 which was acknowledged and
entered by the Examiner without further comment on January 28,
1997.
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