Appeal No. 2002-2084 Page 3
Application No. 09/016,740
Van Valkenburgh et al. H1587 Sept. 3, 1996
(Van Valkenburgh)
Claims 1 to 3, 5, 8 to 10, 12 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Van Valkenburgh in view of Loeber.
Claims 4, 11 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Van Valkenburgh in view of Loeber and Powell.
Claims 6, 13 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Van Valkenburgh in view of Loeber and Ahonen.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 6, mailed November 8, 1999) and the answer (Paper No. 12,
mailed May 26, 2000) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 11, filed May 11, 2000) and reply brief (Paper No.
13, filed July 31, 2000) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
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