Appeal No. 2000-0341
Application No. 08/849,169
The Examiner relies on the following references : 2
Keating et al. (Keating) 4,805,722 Feb.
21, 1989
Uekusa (Japan) 61-150853 July
9, 1986
Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
Keating in view of Uekusa.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for 3
their respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have considered the rejections advanced by the
Examiner and the supporting arguments. We have, likewise,
reviewed the Appellants’ arguments set forth in the briefs.
2The Examiner lists three other references mainly U.S.
Patent No. 5,486,806 to Firari et al., U.S. Patent No.
5,519,260 to Washington, and U.S. Patent No. 5,520,780 to
Norris et al.; however these references do not form a part
of the rejection. Therefore, they are not considered in our
decision.
3A reply brief was filed as Paper No. 13 and its entry
was noted by the Examiner without any further response, see
Paper
No. 14.
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