Appeal No. 2000-1841
Application 09/016,738
Inasmuch as Garman affords no cure of the shortcomings in
the basic Shook-Brown combination, we also shall not sustain
the standing 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of dependent claims
2, 3, 5 through 7, 11 and 12 as being unpatentable over Shook
in view of Brown and Garman.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner is affirmed with respect to
the 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, rejection of claim 14,
and reversed with respect to the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejections
of claims 1 through 17.
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
WILLIAM F. PATE, III )
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LAWRENCE J. STAAB )
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JOHN P. MCQUADE )
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