Appeal No. 1998-0483
Application No. 08/543,840
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Herdzina et al. (Herdzina) 4,216,044 Aug. 5,
1980
Dickey 4,923,557 May 8,
1990
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 6 and 12 through 18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter which applicant regards as the invention.
Claims 1 through 13 and 15 through 18 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dickey in
view of Herdzina.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
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