Appeal No. 96-1303 Application 08/098,516 (1) Claims 1 to 30, unpatentable for failure to comply with 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph; (2) Claims 1 to 9 and 13 to 30, unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the following combinations of references: (a) Claims 1 to 3, 8, 9, 13 to 17, 21 and 22, Hopkins in view of Caveney; (b) Claims 4 and 5, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Nelson; (c) Claims 6 and 7, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Ellinwood; (d) Claims 18 and 19, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Kamiya; (e) Claim 20, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Milcent; (f) Claims 23 to 27, 29 and 30, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Cochran; (g) Claims 23 and 28, Hopkins in view of Caveney and Santucci. Rejection (1) 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007