Appeal No. 1999-2544 Page 3
Application No. 08/796,513
Claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 through 15 and 17 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jackson in
view of Zwann or Lambert.
Claims 3 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Jackson in view of Zwann or
Lambert, and further in view of either Sumiyoshi or Garcera.
Claims 5, 7, 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jackson in view of Zwann
or Lambert, and further in view of Ebneth.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 16,
mailed July 9, 1998) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 14,
filed April 17, 1998) and reply brief (Paper No. 17, filed
August 24, 1998) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
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