Appeal No. 1996-3706
Application 07/854,921
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Conrad et al. (Conrad) 4,845,653 July 4,
1989
Claims 1-14, 17-25 and 31-35 are rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Conrad . 2
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and
the Examiner, reference is made to the Brief , Examiner's 3
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Answer , and Supplemental Examiner's Answer for the respective
details thereof.
OPINION
After careful review of the evidence before us, we
will sustain the rejection of claims 18-22 under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as anticipated by Conrad, and will not sustain the
2In the Advisory Action mailed August 18, 1995, the
Examiner withdrew the final rejection of claims 1-14 under 35
U.S.C. § 101. The rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is
therefore no longer at issue.
3The Brief was received December 11, 1995. No Reply
Brief has been filed.
4The Examiner's Answer was mailed on January 24, 1996.
5The Supplemental Examiner's Answer was mailed on May 15,
2001. Appellant has not replied to the Supplemental
Examiner's Answer.
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