Appeal No. 1997-2947 Application No. 08/352,079 Conclusion For the reasons we set forth above, we affirm the examiner’s rejection of claims 6-8 and 11-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Abe and additionally, the examiner’s rejection of claim 8 as unpatentable over Patil or Dunne in view of Abe. Furthermore, we reverse the examiner’s decision of the examiner to reject: (1) claims 6-8 and 11-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph; and (2) claims 6-7 and 11-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Patil or Dunne. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the examiner in rejecting the claims on appeal. 19Page: Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007