Appeal No. 1997-1508 3
Application No. 08/489,822
THE REFERENCES OF RECORD
As evidence of anticipation and obviousness, the examiner relies upon the following
references:
Bills et al. (Bills) 5,278,023 Jan. 11, 1994
Taylor, Jr. (Taylor) EP 0 373 532 A3 Jun. 20, 1990
(published European Patent Application)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 10, 14 and 16 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter which was not described in the
specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that
the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed
invention.
Claims 6 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Taylor.
Claims 16 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Bills in view of Taylor.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments advanced by the appellants and
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