Appeal No. 1998-2726 Application 08/440,991 (1) Claims 1-8 and 13 on the basis of the European reference in view of Ryder. (2) Claims 9 and 10 on the basis of the European reference in view of Ryder and Courtney. (3) Claims 11 and 12 on the basis of the European reference in view of Ryder and the Swiss reference. (4) Claim 14 on the basis of the European reference in view of Ryder and Tomarin. (5) Claim 15 on the basis of the European reference in view of Ryder and Aoyama. (6) Claim 16 on the basis of the European reference in view of Tomarin. Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner’s full commentary with regard to the rejections and the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the appellants regarding the rejections, we make reference to the Examiner’s Answer (Paper No. 13) and to the Appellants’ Briefs (Paper Nos. 10 and 14). OPINION 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007