Appeal No. 2006-0412 Παγε 14
Application No. 09/999,827
references that could conceivably support appellant’s assertion
of benefits of the sensor shape and configuration being
eliminated. Nor we find any evidence or argument to support
appellant’s assertion that the combination would likely result in
a wholly inoperative device.
From all of the above, we reverse the rejection of claims
1-5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ferguson
in view of Brun Del Re, and affirm the rejection of claims 1-5
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over DeLuca in
view of Brun Del Re.
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