Appeal No. 2000-2035 Page 3
Application No. 08/844,282
Claims 2, 6-8, 10, 11, 17 and 19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stanek in view of
Lehmacher.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper
No. 18, mailed November 23, 1999) and the answer (Paper No.
21, mailed April 28, 2000) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief
(Paper No. 20, filed April 13, 2000) and reply brief (Paper
No. 22, filed May 16, 2000) for the appellants' arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. Upon evaluation of all the evidence before us, it
is our conclusion that the evidence adduced by the examiner is
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