Appeal No. 2003-1317
Application 09/043,787
The examiner relies on the following references:
Tracy 5,116,055 May 26, 1992
Weiss 5,611,730 Mar. 18, 1997
Acres et al. (Acres) 5,820,459 Oct. 13, 1998
Claims 46-86 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Weiss in view of
Acres and Tracy.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the brief and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the brief along with the examiner’s
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