Appeal No. 1997-1888 Page 4
Application No. 08/221,467
Claims 2-12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 39, 40, 42, 43 and 46 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
McCarten in view of Kiuchi.
Claims 24, 25, 44, 45 and 47-52 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over McCarten in view of
Kiuchi and further in view of Cronin.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints
regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the
final rejection (Paper No. 16, mailed March 21, 1995) and the
answer (Paper No. 22, mailed April 16, 1996) for the
examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections,
and to the brief (Paper No. 21, filed November 21, 1995) for
the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
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