Appeal No. 2002-1685 Page 2
Application No. 08/995,431
The prior art
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Lile 2,196,928 Apr. 9, 1940
The rejections
Claims 14 to 17 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102
as being anticipated by Lile.
Claim 20 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Lile.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the final rejection (Paper No.
19) and the answer (Paper No. 22) for the examiner's complete
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper
No. 21) and reply brief (Paper No. 23) for the appellant’s
arguments thereagainst.
Opinion
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant’s specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
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