Appeal No. 1999-2248 Application No. 08/960,255 Examiner, reference is made to the Brief, Reply Brief, 2 3 Examiner's Answer, and letter for the respective details4 5 thereof. OPINION After careful review of the evidence before us, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 1, 2 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Appellants' admitted prior art figures 13-21, or the rejection of claims 3-6 and 8-9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Appellants' admitted prior art figures 13-21. A. Rejection of Claims 1, 2 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Appellants' admitted prior art figures 13-21. We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1, 2 and 7 2The Brief was received May 10, 1999. 3The Reply Brief was received July 28, 1999. 4The Examiner's Answer was mailed June 4, 1999. 5The Examiner mailed a letter on August 16, 1999, stating that Appellants' Reply Brief had been entered and considered but no further response by the Examiner was deemed necessary. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007