Appeal No. 1997-3960
Application 08/249,700
Claims 12 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Motoyama in view
of Suzuki. A first basis for this rejection was set forth in the
final rejection, and a second basis for this rejection was set
forth in the examiner’s answer as a new ground of rejection. The
new ground of rejection was withdrawn in the supplemental
examiner’s answer in response to the amendment noted above.
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
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