Appeal No. 1999-2838
Application No. 08/812,848
Zommer 5,629,552 May 13,
1997 (filed Jan.
17, 1995)
Claims 1-14 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Zommer.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the2
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejection advanced by the Examiner 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, Appellant’s 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.
2The Appeal Brief was filed May 3, 1999 (Paper No. 12). In response to
the Examiner’s Answer dated July 12, 1999 (Paper No. 13), a Reply Brief was
filed September 14, 1999 (Paper No. 14) which was acknowledged and entered by
the Examiner as indicated in the communication dated September 23, 1999 (Paper
No. 15).
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