Appeal No. 1999-0621
Application 08/378,376
Claims 23 through 25 and 31 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Stephan in view of
Ashton.
Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Stephan in view of Ashton and Tice.
Claim 27 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Stephan in view of Ashton and Worgan.
Claim 30 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Stephan in view of Ashton and Orkin.
Attention is directed to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 23, 25 and 27) and to the examiner’s main
and supplemental answers (Paper Nos. 24 and 26) for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner with
regard to the merits of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
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