Appeal No. 1997-3816
Application No. 08/512,313
THE REJECTIONS
The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
(1) Claims 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 14-18, 41 and 42 on the basis of
Laapotti ’762 and Mirsberger.
(2) Claim 13 on the basis of Laapotti ’762, Mirsberger and
Ilmarinen.
(3) Claims 9-11 and 19 on the basis of Laapotti ’762,
Mirsberger and either the admitted prior art or Laapotti ’046
or Dahl.
(4) Claims 12 and 20 on the basis of Laapotti ’762, Mirsberger
and Bluhm.
(5) Claim 41 on the basis of Laapotti ’762, Mirsberger,
Karvinen or Ilmarinen.
Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full
commentary with regard to the above-noted rejections and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellant, we make reference to the Examiner’s Answer (Paper
No. 16) and to the Appellant’s Brief (Paper No. 15).
OPINION
In reaching our decision on the issues raised in this
appeal, we have carefully assessed the claims, the prior art
applied against the claims, and the respective views of the
examiner and the appellant as set forth in the Answer and the
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