Appeal No. 1997-3993 Page 3 Application No. 08/462,561 Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Roop in view of Pammer or Barbee and McCoy. Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Roop in view of Pammer or Barbee and McCoy as applied to claims 9 and 10 above, and further in view of Berleue. Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Barbee in view of McCoy and Roop. Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Barbee in view of McCoy and Roop as applied to claims 9 and 10 above, and further in view of Berleue. Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 32, mailed January 9, 1997) and the supplemental answer (Paper No.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007