Appeal No. 2000-0572
Application 08/687,643
Birkner et al., (Birkner) WO 94/20979 Sep. 15,1
1994 International Patent Document
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim the subject matter the appellants regard as
the invention.
Claims 1 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)
as being anticipated by Birkner.
Claims 2 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Birkner in view of Holman.
Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Mokuo in view of Foulke.
Claims 6 through 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Mokuo in view of Foulke and
Birkner.
Attention is directed to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 16 and 19) and to the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 17) for the respective positions of the appellants
1Our understanding of the foreign language Birkner
reference stems from its English language equivalent, U.S.
Patent No. 5,605,428, which is of record.
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