Appeal 2007-3322
Application 09/947,094
References Relied on by the Examiner
Rand U.S. Patent 6,521,879 B1 Feb. 18, 2003
Hochstein U.S. Patent 5,783,909 Jul. 21, 1998
Blalock U.S. Patent 6,344,641 B1 Feb. 5, 2002
The Rejection on Appeal
The Examiner rejected claims 1-4, 8, 11-15, and 31 under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as unpatentable over Rand.
The Examiner rejected claims 6, 9, 10, 18, 20-24, 26-28, and 30 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Rand and Blalock.
The Examiner rejected claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable
over Rand and Hochstein.
The Examiner rejected claim 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Rand, Blalock, and Hochstein.
The Examiner rejected claims 1-4, 7, 8, 11-15, and 31 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Hochstein.
The Examiner rejected claims 6, 9, 10, 18, 20-24, and 26-30 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Hochstein and Blalock.
B. Issue
Has the Applicant shown error in the rejection of claims 1-4, 6-15, 18,
20-24, and 26-31?
C. Summary of the Decision
The Applicant has not shown error in the rejection of claims 1-4, 6-15,
18, 20-24, and 26-30, but has shown error in the rejection of claim 31.
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