Appeal No. 1998-0743
Application 08/214,169
Lenhardt et al. (Lenhardt) 4,982,434 Jan. 01,
1991
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 18-20/1 and 5 are rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lenhardt in view of
Kimball.
Claims 7, 8, 10-12 and 18-20/7 are rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Lenhardt in view Engebretson.
Claims 9, 13-15 and 18-20/13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Lenhardt in view of Engebretson and
Kimball.
The respective positions of the examiner and the
appellants with regard to the propriety of these rejections
are set forth in the final rejection (Paper No. 11), the
examiner’s answer and supplemental answer (Paper Nos. 14 and
16) and the appellants’ brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 13
and 15).
Opinion
After consideration of the positions and arguments
presented by both the examiner and the appellants, we have
concluded that the rejections should not be sustained.
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