Appeal 2007-0458
Application 10/247,533
The Examiner’s rejections are as follows:
1. Claims 1-3, 6, and 24-28 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Yagasaki in view of Card.
2. Claims 4 and 5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Yagasaki in view of Card and further in view of Brown.
3. Claim 23 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Yagasaki in view of Card and further in view of Gennaro.
4. Claims 7-9, 11, 14, and 17-22 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Coombs in view of Rebane.
5. Claims 10 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Coombs in view of Rebane and further in view of
Brown.
6. Claims 12 and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Coombs in view of Rebane and further in view of
Card.
7. Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Coombs in view of Rebane and further in view of Gennaro.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellant or the Examiner, we
refer to the Brief and the Answer for their respective details. In this
decision, we have considered only those arguments actually made by
Appellant. Arguments which Appellant could have made but chose not to
make in the Brief have not been considered and are deemed to be waived.
See 37 C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii).
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