Appeal No. 2006-1049
Application No. 09/667,826
65. As shown in Appendix 3 of this opinion, the amendment:
(1) cancelled claims 1, 23, 29-32, and 42-57; and
(2) amended claims 2, 5, 7, 9-10, 12-13, 21, 25-26, 33, 37-38, and
claim 41. After entry of the amendment, the application claims were 2-22, 24-28,
and 33-41.
66. In the amendment at page 9, applicants stated as follows:
The Examiner indicated that claims 2-4, 8, 14-20, 24, 33-37,
and 45 would be in condition for allowance if rewritten in
independent form. These claims have been so amended and it is
respectfully submitted that they are now in condition for allowance.
67. Applicants presented no other argument with respect to the
patentability of claims 2-4, 8, 14-20, 24, 33-37, and 45.
68. On December 9, 1997, the Examiner entered a Notice of Allowability
and Examiner’s Amendment indicating claims 2-22, 24-28, and 33-41were
allowable.
69. As shown in Appendix 4 of this opinion, the amendment amended
claims 2, 11, 16, 20, 24, and 36 to correct grammatical and lack of antecedent basis
errors.
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