Appeal No. 1998-0412 Application No. 08/320,935 Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miura in view of Bellafiore. Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miura in view of common equalizing practices in the art. Claims 12 through 15 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bellafiore in view of Ward. Claims 26 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Bellafiore in view of Ward and Gefvert. Claims 16, 18 through 22 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miura in view of Gefvert. Claim 23 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Miura in view of Gefvert and Ward. Reference is made to the briefs and the answers for the respective positions of the appellant and the examiner. OPINION All of the rejections are reversed. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007