Appeal No. 1998-1181
Application No. 08/442,883
Claims 55-56 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Krolopp.
Claims 49-50 and 57 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Blair.
Claims 46-50 and 55-56 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Blair in view of Krolopp.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants and the
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Examiner, we make reference to the Brief , Reply Brief ,
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Examiner's Answer , and Response to Reply Brief for the
details thereof . 5
I. OPINION
After careful review of the evidence before us, we will
not sustain the rejection of claims 46-48 and 55-56 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Blair, the rejection
of claims 55-56 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
1 Appellants filed a brief on June 17, 1997.
2Appellants filed a reply brief on November 18, 1997.
3 The Examiner's Answer was mailed September 16, 1997.
4 The Response To Reply Brief was mailed June 27, 2000.
5 Amendment "D" received August 7, 2001 was entered. This
amendment canceled claims 34-44, 51-54 and 58.
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