Appeal No. 1998-2148
Application 08/764,783
cylinder, at least a major portion of said coil having a pitch
between about 1 and 10 mm and a wire diameter between about
0.5 and 3.0 mm.
The reference relied on by the Examiner is as
follows:
Postma et al. (Postma) 4,727,295 Feb. 23,
1988
Claims 1 through 4 and 6 through 9 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Postma.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or
the Examiner, we make reference to the brief, reply brief and
the answer for the details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us, we
agree with the Examiner that claims 1 through 4 and 6 through
9 are properly rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
At the outset, we note that Appellants have
indicated on page 10 of the brief the claims stand separately,
which is “supported by the arguments set forth in Section VIII
hereof.” The Examiner contends that the claims have not been
argued separately (answer-page 3). An inspection of Section
VIII of the brief confirms the Examiner’s contention.
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