Appeal No. 2003-0030
Application No. 09/660,871
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claims 32 through 34, respective copies of which appear
in "APPENDIX A" of the main brief (Paper No.14).
As evidence of anticipation, the examiner has applied the
document specified below:
Bauer 3,653,178 Apr. 4, 1972
The following rejection is before us for review.
Claims 32 through 35, 37, and 38 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bauer.
The full text of the examiner's rejection and response to
the argument presented by appellants appears in the answer (Paper
No. 15), while the complete statement of appellants' argument can
be found in the main and reply briefs (Paper Nos. 14 and 16).
In the main brief (page 3), appellants indicate that the
group of claims 32 through 35, 37, and 38 stand or fall together.
Our focus will be upon each of independent claims 32 through 34.
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