Ex parte MCPHETERS - Page 4




          Appeal No. 1998-0929                                                        
          Application 08/469,770                                                      


          103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Dainippon in                
          view of Ward and the admitted prior art, and further in view                
          of Sach.                                                                    
          Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the                        
          examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for                
          the respective details thereof.                                             
          OPINION                                                                     
          We have carefully considered the subject matter on                          
          appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the                     
          evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support              
          for the rejections.  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 rejections and arguments in                     
          rebuttal set forth in the examiner’s answer.                                
          It is our view, after consideration of the record                           
          before us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of                   
          skill in the particular art would have suggested to one of                  
          ordinary skill in the art the obviousness of the invention as               
          set forth in claims 30-74.  Accordingly, we affirm.                         


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