Appeal No. 2001-0141
Application No. 09/016,851
The prior art
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Capp et al. (Capp) 5,060,372 Oct. 29,
1991
The rejection
Claims 1 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Capp.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellants regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 8) for the
examiner’s complete reasoning in support of the rejection, and
to the brief (Paper No. 7) and reply brief (Paper No. 9) 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 reference, and to the
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