Appeal No. 1998-1102
Application No. 08/761,883
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Manning et al. (Manning) 5,232,865 Aug. 03,
1993
Cederbaum et al. (Cedarbaum) 5,381,046 Jan. 10,
1995
McArthur 5,554,884 Sep. 10, 1996
(Filed Jan. 27, 1995)
Claims 15-22 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over the combination of Cederbaum and
Manning. In a separate rejection, claim 17 stands finally
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the
combination of Cederbaum, Manning, and McArthur.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief and Answer for the
respective details.
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, Appellant’s
arguments set forth in the Brief along with the Examiner’s
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