Appeal No. 1998-0762 Application No. 08/379,576 Hartman et al. (Hartman) 4,704,233 Nov. 3, 1987 Dany et al. (Dany ‘415) 5,066,415 Nov. 19, 1991 (Filed Aug. 24, 1990) Dany et al. (Dany ‘895) 5,078,895 Jan. 7, 1992 (Filed Dec. 13, 1990) Painter et al. (Painter) WO 92/09680 Jun. 11, 1992 (Published PCT International Application) REJECTION The appealed claims stand rejected or provisionally rejected as follows: 1) Claims 1, 2, 4 through 14, 16 through 18 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, and Painter; 2) Claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, Painter and Hartman; 3) Claims 15 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Dany ‘415, Dany ‘895, Painter and Gray; and 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007