Appeal No. 2001-2205
Application 09/228,987
In summary, the examiner's rejection of claims 1, 2, 3 and 5
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Sosebee has been
reversed, as has the rejection of claim 11 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) based on Hubbard. However, the examiner’s rejection of
claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) based
Johnson has been sustained, as has the rejection of claims 6 and
7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on Johnson. The examiner’s
rejection of claims 4 and 15 through 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
based on Johnson has not been sustained.
In light of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner is
affirmed-in-part.
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