Appeal No. 2000-2254 Application No. 08/746,746 2. Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of Gillig and further in view of Ramsdale. 3. Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of Gillig and further in view of Alvesalo. 4. Claims 7 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of Gillig and further in view of D’Amico. 5. Claims 13-18, 20-22, 24-29, 32-34, 36-40 and 43-45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of D’Amico. 6. Claims 23, 35 and 46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of D’Amico and further in view of Alvesalo. 7. Claims 19, 31 and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Schellinger in view of D’Amico and further in view of Ramsdale. Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof. -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007