Appeal No. 1997-2790
Application No. 08/486,830
(Filed Oct. 14, 1992)
Koenck et al. (Koenck) 5,410,141 Apr. 25, 1995
(Filed Jan. 7, 1992)
Claims 25-41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Hacker in view of Koenck, Powell, Bradbury, and de la Huerga.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 14, mailed Feb. 20, 1997) for the examiner's reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the appellants’ brief (Paper No. 12, filed Nov. 22, 1996) for
the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the
appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we make the determinations which follow.
CLAIMS 25, 26, 31, 36, 37- 39 and 41
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