Appeal No. 2000-1300 Application 08/853,581 No. 17, mailed March 2, 2001) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellants’ brief (Paper No. 14, filed September 20, 1999) 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 -4-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007