Appeal No. 2000-1614
Application No. 08/944,371
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Cover 759,593 May 10,
1904
Baggett 5,528,846 Jun. 25,
1996
Dubé 5,735,496 Apr.
7, 1998
(filed Sep. 13, 1996)
The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:1
(1) Claim 2, anticipated by Cover, under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
(2) Claims 1, 3, 4 and 6 to 8, unpatentable over Cover in view
of Dubé, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
(3) Claims 5 and 13 to 15, unpatentable over Cover in view of
Dubé and Baggett, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
(4) Claims 9 to 11, unpatentable over Cover in view of
Baggett, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Rejection (1)
Claim 2 reads:2
1The examiner indicates in the Advisory Action of Feb. 5,
1999 (Paper No. 7) that a rejection of claim 15 under 35
U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, has been overcome by the amendment
filed on Jan. 19, 1999.
2We note that in line 5 of claim 2, "said user" has no
antecedent basis.
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