Appeal No. 1999-0297 Page 3
Application No. 08/502,253
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
DeLuca et al. (DeLuca) 5,089,813 Feb. 18,
1992
Kane et al. (Kane) 5,315,635 May 24,
1994
Claims 1-27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over DeLuca in view of Kane.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and appellant regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the examiner’s answer (Paper
No. 15, mailed July 17, 1998) for the examiner’s complete
reasoning in support of the rejection, and to appellant’s
brief (Paper No. 14, filed June 23, 1998) and reply brief
(Paper No. 17, filed September 17, 1998) for appellant’s
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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