Appeal No. 1997-3784
Application 08/495,297
Claims 1, 3 through 8, 13, 26 and 27 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in
view of Maran.1
Claims 10 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in view of Maran and
Drake.
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in view of Maran and Berg.
Claim 9 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in view of Maran and Gardner.
Claims 11 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Wiand ‘795 in view of Maran and
Wiand ‘249.
Claims 2 and 16 through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
1Although claims 1, 3 through 8, 13, 26 and 27 stood
rejected under § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the same
reference combination in the final rejection (Paper No. 17),
on appeal the examiner has designated this rejection as a new
ground of rejection (see pages 9 through 11 in the main
answer, Paper No. 22) due to changes in the underlying
rationale.
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