Appeal No. 1997-3060
Application No. 08/181,833
(Bendixen)
Powell (UK) 2 237 709 May. 8, 1991
Claims 1 through 3, 5, 8 through 16, 21 and 27 through 31
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner cites Bendixen with regard to claims
1 through 3, 5, 12 through 16, 21 and 27 through 31, adding
Powell, in a new ground of rejection, with regard to claims 8
through 11.
Reference is made to the briefs and answers for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that we do not find many of
appellant’s arguments to be persuasive since they merely point
to certain claim language and state that the reference to
Bendixen fails to disclose or suggest such a feature.
However, appellant very rarely addresses why it wouldn’t have
been obvious, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103, to have
provided for such a feature or features in view of the prior
art.
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