Appeal No. 2005-0642
Application No. 09/568,278
B. Prosecution history of the original application
26. As noted earlier, the patent sought to be reissued was based on
application 08/429,317, filed April 26, 1995 ("original application").
27. As filed, the original application contained claims 1-18 (reproduced in
Appendix 2 of this opinion).
28. On April 5, 1996, the Examiner entered a Non-final Office action.
29. Claims 1-6 and 10-18 were rejected on various grounds.
30. Claims 7-9 were "objected to" as being dependent on a rejected claim.
31. Claims 4, 6, 10-12, 16, and 17 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being unpatentable over the following prior art:
(1) Sugawara, U.S. Patent 4,392,836.
32. Claims 1-4, 10, and 16-18 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being unpatentable over the following prior art:
(1) Plosz, U.S. Patent 5,401,063.
33. Claims 1-4, 10-14, and 16-18 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being unpatentable over the following prior art:
(1) Wiethorn, U.S. Patent 5,395,140.
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