Appeal No. 1998-3060 Page 5
Application No. 08/703,932
Claims 1, 4 to 6, 11, 12/11, 13 to 16, 22 and 23 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Nitschke '437 in view of Kulig.
Claims 7 to 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Nitschke '437 in view of Kulig as
applied to claims 1, 4 to 6, 11, 12/11, 13 to 16, 22 and 23
above, and further in view of Frank.
Claims 10 and 12/10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Nitschke '437 in view of Kulig as
applied to claims 1, 4 to 6, 11, 12/11, 13 to 16, 22 and 23
above, and further in view of Orain.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer for the examiner's
complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the
brief (Paper No. 22, filed May 18, 1998) for the appellants'
arguments thereagainst.
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