Appeal No. 2000-0304 Page 2
Application No. 08/778,688
The prior art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Cross 4,863,772 Sep. 5,
1989
Stewart 5,482,328 Jan. 9,
1996
The rejection
Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Stewart in view of Cross.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer for the examiner’s
complete reasoning in support of the rejection (Paper No. 8)
and to the brief (Paper No. 7) and reply brief (Paper No.9)
for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
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