Appeal No. 1998-2986 Application No. 08/344,390 Claims 1 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Cooper in view of Teare. Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 18, mailed March 11, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection, and to appellants' Brief (Paper No. 17, filed December 19, 1997) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 19, filed May 11, 1998) for appellants' arguments thereagainst. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007