Appeal No. 2000-1488 Page 4
Application No. 08/826,832
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 11 to 16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Denda in view of Brocklebank
and Hughson.
Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Denda in view of Brocklebank and
Hughson as applied to claim 11 above, and further in view of
Washburn or Yancey.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 13,
mailed December 2, 1999) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 12,
filed August 12, 1999) and reply brief (Paper No. 14, filed
January 31, 2000) 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
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