Appeal No. 2006-1355 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/266,657
THE PRIOR ART REFERENCES
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Krauss 3,754,492 Aug. 28, 1973
Simmons 5,569,146 Oct. 29, 1996
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 to 4 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Simmons.
Claims 5 to 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Simmons in view of Krauss.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (mailed May 12, 2005) and the answer (mailed November 16, 2005) for the
examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and to the brief (filed
September 8, 2005) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the examiner. As a consequence
of our review, we make the determinations which follow.
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