Ex parte WALLACE - Page 3




          Appeal No. 2000-2015                                                        
          Application 08/843,060                                                      


          the above-noted rejection and the conflicting viewpoints                    
          advanced by the examiner and appellant regarding the                        
          rejection, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No.              
          18, mailed August 6, 1999) and the  examiner's answer (Paper                
          No. 21, mailed March 24, 2000) for the reasoning in support of              
          the rejection, and to                                                       


          appellant’s brief (Paper No. 20, filed January 10, 2000) and                
          reply brief (Paper No. 22, filed May 25, 2000) for the                      
          arguments thereagainst.                                                     


          OPINION                                                                     


          In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given                      
          careful consideration to appellant’s specification and claims,              
          to the applied prior art references, and to the respective                  
          positions articulated by appellant and the examiner.  As a                  
          consequence of our review, we have made the determination                   
          which follows.                                                              




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