Appeal No. 1999-2284
Application 08/798,443
Claims 1-3, 5-7, 9, 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Vettel et al. (“Vettel”).
Claims 4, 8, and 10-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being obvious over Vettel. Rather than repeat the
arguments of the Appellants and the Examiner, we refer the
reader to the Appellants' Briefs1 and Examiner's Answer2 for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
With full consideration being given the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner's rejection and the arguments of
Appellants and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we
will reverse the Examiner's rejection of claims 1-3, 5-7, 9,
13 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Vettel. We will also reverse the Examiner's rejection of
claims 4, 8, and 10-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Vettel.
1 Appellants filed an Appeal Brief ("Brief") on
December 11, 1998. Appellants subsequently filed a Reply Brief
on March 4, 1999.
2 The Examiner, in response to Appellants' Brief, filed an
Examiner's Answer on December 31, 1998.
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