Appeal No. 1999-0172
Application 08/334,733
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 7 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Rudnicki in view
of Mansell or Bickley.
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 7 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Burns in view of
Mansell or Bickley.
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Welles in view
of Mansell or Bickley.
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, 10 and 27 through 31
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Alesio in view of Mansell or Bickley.
Attention is directed to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 16 and 21) and to the examiner’s substitute
answer (Paper No. 20) for the respective positions of the
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