Appeal No. 1998-1931
Application No. 08/395,411
Claims 1, 3 through 5, 11, 13, 17, and 18 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Goodwin in
view of Parker, Jr. and Fowlkes.
Claims 2, 7, 10, and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Goodwin in view of Parker, Jr.
and Fowlkes, as applied to claim 1 above, further in view of
Peters.
Claim 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Goodwin in view of Parker, Jr. and Fowlkes,
as applied to claim 1 above, further in view of Hill.
The full text of the examiner’s rejections and response
to the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer
(Paper No. 17), while the complete statement of appellant’s
argument can be found in the main and first and second
supplemental briefs (Paper Nos. 16, 18, and 25).
OPINION
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