Appeal No. 2001-0099 Application No. 09/042,431 (1) Claims 1, 4, 8, 14 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of Kentish. (2) Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of Kentish and either Harrigan or Davis. (3) Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of Kentish and Inoue. (4) Claims 13 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of Kentish and Glineur. (5) Claims 5 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of Kentish and either Henson or Packer. (6) Claim 21 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Mesenhöller in view of either Henson or Packer. Reference is made to the brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 12 and 15) and the answer (Paper No. 14) for the 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007