Appeal No. 2000-0131
Application No. 08/800,972
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the3
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the
rejection advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support of the
rejection and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by the
Examiner as support for the rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed
and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
arguments set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejection and arguments in rebuttal set
forth in the Examiner’s Answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before us,
that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the
art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in claims 16, 17,
19, and 25-29. We reach the opposite conclusion with respect to
claims 18, 20, 24, and 31. Accordingly, we affirm-in-part.
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