Appeal No. 1998-1188 Page 3
Application No. 08/628,556
(UK ‘967) (United Kingdom)
Carbone 0,312,675 Apr. 26, 1989
(EP ‘675) (European Patent Office)
The following rejections are before us for review:
(I) claims 1 through 8, 10, 11 and 18 through 21 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Hall
in view of UK ‘967;
(II) claims 9, 13 and 15 through 17 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Hall in view of UK
‘967 in combination with EP ‘675; and
(III) claim 14 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Hall in view of UK ‘967 in combination
with EP ‘675 and Rodriguez.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and the
responses to the arguments presented by the appellant appear
in the final rejection (Paper No. 5) and the answer (Paper No.
13), while the complete statement of the appellant’s arguments
can be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 12 and
14, respectively).
OPINION
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