Appeal No. 2000-1349 Application No. 08/475,026 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of Cepparo and Kishi is reversed. 5. The examiner’s decision to reject claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of Cepparo and Harrison is affirmed. 6. The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1, 15 and 17-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of Martin is reversed. 7. The examiner’s decision to reject claims 2-5, 8-10 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of Martin and Kishi is reversed. 8. The examiner’s decision to reject claim 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Giladi in view of Martin and Harrison is reversed. In addition, new rejections of claims 5, 17 and 19 have been introduced pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b). In addition to affirming the examiner's rejection of one or more claims, this decision contains new grounds of rejection pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b) (amended effective Dec. 1, 1997, by final rule notice, 62 Fed. Reg. 53,131, 53,197 (Oct. 10, 1997), 1203 Off. Gaz. Pat. & Trademark Office 63, 122 (Oct. 21, 1997)). 37 CFR § 1.196(b) 21Page: Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007