Appeal No. 1997-2686 Application 08/346,635 As a result of the amendment after final rejection noted above, the following rejections were set forth in the examiner’s answer: 1. Claims 15, 2, 9-12, 14 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Eggebeen in view of Von Behren. 2. Claims 3-6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Eggebeen in view of Von Behren and further in view of Newell. 3. Claims 7, 8, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Eggebeen in view of Von Behren and further in view of Habegger. 4. Claim 13 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Eggebeen in view of Von Behren and further in view of Balloni. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007