Appeal No. 1998-2899
Application No. 08/632,687
answer (Paper No. 24), while the complete statement of the
appellants’ arguments can be found in the brief (Paper No.
23).
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants’ specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it is our
conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
insufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness
with respect to the claims under appeal. Accordingly, we will
not sustain the examiner's rejections of claims 32 through 39
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Before addressing the examiner's rejections based upon
prior art, it is an essential prerequisite that the claimed
subject matter be fully understood. Analysis of whether a
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