Appeal No. 1999-1660
Application No. 08/444,242
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Forbath 4,493,043 Jan. 08, 1985
Miller et al. (Miller) 5,124,960 Jun. 23, 1992
Claims 33 through 37, 40 through 44, 47 and 48 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Forbath.
Claims 38, 39, 45, 46, 49, and 50 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Miller in view
of Forbath.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 20,
mailed February 3, 1999) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejections, and to appellant's Brief (Paper
No. 19, filed August 20, 1998) for appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the claims, the applied
prior art references, and the respective positions articulated
by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of our
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