Appeal No. 2003-1220
Application No. 09/830,420
(filed Jun. 05, 2000)
Claims 14-30 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over each one, in the alternative, of
Loshbough, Sakata ‘653, Iwata, Zaharia, Sakata ‘256, Zaharia
‘178, Zaharia ‘416, or Balzer-Apke.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Brief (Paper No. 18) and the
Answer (Paper No. 19) for the respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner 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 Brief 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 not have suggested to one of ordinary skill
in the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in
claims 14-30. Accordingly, we reverse.
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