Appeal No. 2002-0271
Application No. 09/467,406
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner is:
Hadjopoulos 2,043,998 Jun. 16, 1936
Claims 1 through 7, 9 through 11, 25 and 28 through 30 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Hadjopoulos.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the examiner and appellant regarding the above-noted rejection,
we refer to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 14, mailed July 18,
2001) and to appellant's brief (Paper No. 13, filed May 4, 2001)
and reply brief (Paper No. 15, filed July 27, 2001) for a full
exposition thereof.
OPINION
Having carefully reviewed the obviousness issues raised in
this appeal in light of the record before us, we have come to the
conclusion that the examiner's rejection of the appealed claims
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 will not be sustained. Our reasoning in
support of this determination follows.
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