Appeal No. 2002-1674
Application 09/089,901
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs5 and Answer for the
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support
of the rejections, and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by
the Examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise,
reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision,
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 evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill
5 The Appeal Brief was filed August 2, 2001 (Paper No. 14). In response
to the Examiner’s Answer dated September 7, 2001 (Paper No. 15), a Reply Brief
was filed January 2, 2002 (Paper No. 16), which was acknowledged and entered
by the Examiner as indicated in the communication dated April 23, 2002 (Paper
No. 18).
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