Ex parte WINNER et al. - Page 7




              Appeal No. 1998-2375                                                                                       
              Application 08/512,065                                                                                     



              asserted by appellants in the principal brief.  The responsive arguments portion of the                    
              answer beginning at page 4 does not address these arguments of patentability of these                      
              respective dependent claims.  Therefore, we reverse the rejection of them.                                 
                     In summary, we have sustained the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims    1                    
              through 3, 5 through 13, 15, 17 through 24, 26 through 42, 45 through 54 and 56 through 58                 
              because the particulars of these claims have not been argued by appellants.  On the other                  
              hand, we do agree with appellants' view that claims 4, 25, 43, 44 and 55 would not have                    
              been obvious to the artisan within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103.  Therefore, the decision                
              of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.                                                                       





















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