Appeal No. 1999-2019
Application No. 08/646,810
we also reverse the rejection of these dependent claims for the additional reasons
advanced by appellants. We do not sustain the rejection of claims 34 and 40 (depending
from claims 10 and 22, respectively), nor the rejection of claim 43 (depending from claim
22). We note, however, that claim 35 depends from claim 34, and claim 41 depends from
claim 40. We therefore do not sustain the rejection of claims 35 and 41.
In view of the dependent claims which fall with independent claims 10 and 22 (see
37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7)), we sustain the section 103 rejection of claims 10, 11, 13-17, 22,
36, 42, and 44.
CONCLUSION
We have reversed the section 102 rejection of claims 45-48. We have reversed the
section 103 rejection of claims 1-9, 18-21, 23-35, 37-41, and 43, but have affirmed the
section 103 rejection of claims 10, 11, 13-17, 22, 36, 42, and 44.
The examiner’s decision in rejecting claims 1-11 and 13-48 is thus affirmed-in-part.
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