Appeal No. 1999-1405
Application 08/098,268
THE REJECTIONS
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 58 through 60, 64, 67, 69 through 82, 87 through 90 and 92 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Wu and Hirsch;
(2) Claim 63 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined
disclosures of Wu, Hirsch, and Hurwitz;
(3) Claims 61 and 62 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined
disclosures of Wu, Hirsch, and Knapp;
(4) Claims 65, 66, 68, 86 and 91 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Wu, Hirsch, and Eliasson; and
(5) Claims 83, 84, 93 and 94 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Wu, Hirsch, and Cotten.
Respecting each rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the question presented is
whether the examiner established a prima facie case of obviousness. On this record,
applicants do not rely on any rebuttal evidence, i.e., objective evidence of non-
obviousness, which would serve to rebut a prima facie case.
DELIBERATIONS
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the
following materials:
(1) the instant specification, including Figures 1 through 7 and all of the claims on
appeal;
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