Appeal No. 1998-1225
Application 08/542,884
1993)
Galvin et al. (Galvin) 5,530,326 June 25, 1996
(filed July 19,
1993)
Claims 1-3 and 6-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by the disclosure of Galvin.
Claims 4, 5, 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Galvin and
Kaneda.
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 anticipation and 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
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