Appeal No. 1997-2829 Application No. 08/456,090 Appellant presents separate arguments with respect to each grouping, as required under 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7) and (c)(8) (July 1996). See Brief, first full paragraph of page 5, with respect to claims 7-12; and paragraph bridging pages 4 and 5, with respect to claim 13. V. Rejections The claims stand rejected as follows: Claims 1-6 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kreutner in view of appellant’s admission in the instant specification, page 1, first paragraph. Claims 7-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Kreutner in view of appellant’s admission in the instant specification, page 1, first paragraph, further in view of Houston. We affirm the rejection of claims 1-6 and 13, and reverse the rejection of claims 7-12. VI. Discussion -4-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007