Appeal No. 1997-2251 Application 8/251,385 THE REFERENCES Miller 3,537,676 Nov. 3, 1970 Smirne 4,076,483 Feb. 28, 1978 Sorensen 4,776,067 Oct. 11, 1988 Funck 1,485,656 Feb. 12,1 1970 (German disclosure document) THE REJECTION Claims 1-5, 47 and 49-51 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miller in view of Smirne or Funck, further in view of Sorensen. OPINION We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with appellants that the aforementioned rejection is not well founded. Accordingly, we reverse this rejection. 1 Citations herein to this reference are to the English translation thereof which is of record. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007