Appeal No. 2001-0217
Application No. 09/186,741
German Patent Document1
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 27 through 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out
and distinctly claim the subject matter the appellant regards
as the invention.
Claims 18, 19 and 24 through 27 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ellinwood in view
of Bischof.
Claims 20 through 23, 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ellinwood in view
of Bischof and the German reference.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s brief (Paper No.
7) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 8) for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner with
regard to the merits of these rejections.
1An English language translation of this reference,
prepared by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is
appended hereto.
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