Ex Parte Montierth et al - Page 3



            Appeal No. 2006-1604                                                     Page 4             
            Application No. 09/903,201                                                                  


            2. Claims 7-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              

            unpatentable over the teachings of Lin in view of Farago, and further in view               

            of Wett.                                                                                    



                  Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the examiner, we                    

            make reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details                      

            thereof.                                                                                    

                                              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, the                        

            Appellants’ arguments set forth in the briefs 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 by the examiner does not support the examiner’s                        

            rejections of claims 1-15.  Accordingly, we reverse.                                        









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