Appeal No. 1999-0006
Application No. 08/470,970
1994)
Patel et al. (Patel) 5,566,278 Oct. 15, 1996
(filed Aug. 24,
1993)
Claims 1-9 and 11-40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103. As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers
Davidson in view of DeHart with respect to claims 1-5, 7-9,
11-14, 16-19, 21-28, 30-37, 39, and 40, and adds Patel to the
basic combination with respect to claims 6, 15, 20, 29, and
38.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the1
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner, and the
evidence of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as
support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and
taken into consideration, in reaching our decision,
The Appeal Brief was filed January 23, 1998 (Paper No. 14). In1
response to the Examiner’s Answer dated March 3, 1998 (Paper No. 15), a Reply
Brief was filed May 4, 1998 (Paper No. 16) which was acknowledged and entered
by the Examiner as indicated in the communication dated May 8, 1998 (Paper No.
17).
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