Appeal No. 1998-2372 Page 3
Application No. 08/639,815
The references relied on in rejecting the claims follow:
Van Orsdel 4,501,502 Feb. 26,
1985
DeLuca et al. (DeLuca) 5,089,814 Feb. 18, 1992.
Claims 1, 2, 4, 8-11, and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as obvious over DeLuca in view of Van Orsdel. Rather than
repeat the arguments of the appellant or examiner in toto, we
refer the reader to the brief and answer for the respective
details thereof.
OPINION
In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter
on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner.
Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments and evidence of
the appellant and examiner. After considering the totality of
the record, we are persuaded that the examiner erred in
rejecting claims 1, 2, 8-11, and 14. We are also persuaded,
however, that he did not err in rejecting claim 4.
Accordingly, we affirm-in-part.
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