Appeal No. 1997-3164
Application 08/397,024
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Schnetzer et al. (Schnetzer) 5,194,876 Mar. 16,
1993
Claims 23 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Schnetzer taken
alone.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answers for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support
for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellant’s
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in
rebuttal set forth in the examiner’s answers.
It is our view, after consideration of the record
before us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of
skill in the particular art would not have suggested to one of
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