Appeal No. 1997-1738
Application No. 08/255,040
Claims 14-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Saxena in view of Nickerson and
further in view of Lauer.
Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Saxena in view of Nickerson and further in
view of Snyder.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 10,
mailed May 16. 1996) and the supplemental answer (Paper No.
15, mailed November 22, 1996) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief
(Paper No. 9, filed May 8, 1996) and reply brief (Paper No.
11, filed July 19, 1996) for the appellants’ arguments
thereagainst.
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