Appeal No. 1997-2297 Page 3
Application No. 08/337,636
Koker 5,341,033 Aug. 23, 1994
McClure 5,349,246 Sep. 20, 1994
Claims 1, 2, 6, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Koker.
Claims 3-5, 7, 8, and 11-21 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Koker in view of McClure.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and appellants regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer (Paper
No. 21, mailed January 6, 1997) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellants'
brief (Paper No. 20, filed November 4, 1996) for appellants'
arguments thereagainst. Only those arguments actually made by
appellants have been considered in this decision. Arguments
which appellants could have made but chose not to make in the
brief have not been considered. See 37 CFR 1.192(a).
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have
carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the
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