Appeal No. 2002-0831
Application 08/250,286
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
obviousness rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken
into consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal
set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the specification, as originally filed, supports the
invention now being claimed. We are also of the view that the
evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the particular art
would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art the
obviousness of the invention as set forth in claims 35-39, 44,
45, 47-49, 52, 53 and 56-58. We reach the opposite conclusion
with respect to claims 50, 51, 54 and 55. Accordingly, we
affirm-in-part.
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