Appeal No. 1999-0541
Application No. 08/599,436
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
Examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Kobale et al. (Kobale) 4,325,002 Apr. 13, 1982
Brodie et al. (Brodie) 5,063,327 Nov. 5, 1991
Ikeda 5,378,963 Jan. 3, 1995
Claims 5, 7, 13, 14 , 16, 17 and 26 stand rejected under2
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Brodie in view of
Kobale.
Claims 22 through 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Kobale.
Claims 15 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as
being unpatentable over Brodie in view of Kobale and Ikeda.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by
the Examiner and Appellants regarding the above-noted rejections,
we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 21, mailed September
18, 2001) for the Examiner’s complete reasoning and the appeal3
brief (Paper No. 14, filed April 1, 1998)for Appellants’
arguments thereagainst.
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