Appeal No. 2003-0485
Application 08/767,249
Claims 20 through 22, 24 and 25 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Fabel in view of
Linden.
Claim 19 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Fabel in view of Frease.
Claim 23 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Fabel in view of Linden and Frease.
Rather than reiterate the examiner's full statement
regarding the above-noted rejections and the conflicting
viewpoints advanced by appellant and the examiner with respect to
those rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer
(Paper No. 34, mailed August 13, 2002) for the examiner's
reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellant's brief
(Paper No. 33, filed June 18, 2002) for appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
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