Appeal No. 2000-1346 Application 08/730,516 view of Rupp, and either Schmitt-Raiser or the admitted prior art. Claims 2 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of Rupp and Kastovich. Claims 2 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of Rupp, either Schmitt-Raiser or the admitted prior art, and Kastovich. Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of Rupp and the Japanese reference. Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of Rupp, either Schmitt-Raiser or the admitted prior art, and the Japanese reference. Claims 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of Rupp and either Raider or Rapp. Claims 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the Canadian reference in view of 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007