Appeal No. 2006-2072 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/814,066
THE PRIOR ART
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Cain et al. (Cain) 4,417,854 Nov. 29, 1983
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Cain.1
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(mailed June 30, 2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the brief (filed May 23, 2005) for the appellant's arguments
thereagainst.
1 The final rejection p.2 erroneously states that the rejection relates to claims 10 and 21.
However, as the application does not include a claim 10 or a claim 21 and the answer refers to the
rejection of claims 1 and 2, we assume that the rejection is directed to claims 1 and 2. The cover sheet of
the final rejection correctly refers to the rejection of claims 1 and 2.
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