Appeal No. 1999-0701
Application No. 08/705,005
No. 22, mailed August 4, 1997) and the examiner's answer
(Paper No. 25, mailed March 16, 1998) for the examiner's
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellants'
brief (Paper No. 24, filed November 12, 1997) and reply brief
(Paper No. 26, filed May 20, 1998) for the arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to appellants' specification and claims,
to the applied prior art references, and to the respective
positions articulated by appellants and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we have made the determination that
neither of the examiner's rejections will be sustained. Our
reasons follow.
Looking first to the examiner's rejection of claims 1, 5,
7, 8, 10, 16 through 18, 20, 22, 23 and 27 through 30 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Blackshear, we note
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