Appeal No. 2001-1074 Page 3
Application No. 08/989,056
Claims 1 to 3, 7, 10 and 11 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Galleher in view of Engelder.
Claims 4 to 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Galleher in view of Engelder and
Niemeyer.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Galleher in view of Engelder and Schnoor.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Galleher in view of Engelder and Nutter.
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. 17,
mailed July 19, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 16,
filed July 6, 2000) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
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