Appeal No. 1998-1804
Application 08/668,291
& Associates v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1553, 220 USPQ
303, 312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851
(1984); In re Rothermel, 276 F.2d 393, 396, 125 USPQ 328, 331
(CCPA 1960). Accordingly, we reverse the rejection of
claims 1-4, 6-17 and 19-25. 2
DECISION
The rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1-4, 6-8,
11, 13-17, 19-21 and 24 over Natarajan in view of Johnstone,
claims 9, 10, 22 and 23 over Natarajan in view of Johnstone
and
Thein, and claims 12 and 25 over Natarajan in view of
2The examiner relies upon Thein and Gauci only for
limitations in dependent claims and not for any disclosure
which remedies the above-discussed deficiency in Natarajan and
Johnstone.
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