Ex parte ERDMAN et al. - Page 5




          Appeal No. 1998-3072                                       Page 5           
          Application No. 08/769,610                                                  


               Uchiyama et al. (Uchiyama)    4,259,603           Mar. 31,             
          1981                                                                        
               Grouse                        4,618,806           Oct. 21,             
               1986                                                                   
               Plunkett                      4,928,043           May  22,             
          1990                                                                        
               Ohi                           5,162,709           Nov. 10,             
               1992.                                                                  
          Claims 1, 23-25, and 75 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103                
          as obvious over Ohi in view of Plunkett and Uchiyama.  Claims               
          2-5, 7-14, and 76 stand rejected under § 103 as obvious over                
          Ohi in view of Plunkett and Uchiyama further in view of                     
          Grouse.  Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellants or              
          examiner in toto,                                                           


          we refer the reader to the briefs and answer for the                        
          respective details thereof.                                                 


                                       OPINION                                        
               In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter              
          on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner.                       
          Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments and evidence of               
          the appellants and examiner.  After considering the record, we              







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