Appeal No. 2001-2512 Application No. 09/248,742 In summary, The examiner’s rejection of claims 8, 9 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Batie in view of Fanslau is not sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Rettenberger in view of Bradbury is sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claims 16 and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Batie in view of Bradbury is sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claims 11 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Batie and Fanslau in view of Bradbury is not sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claims 12 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Batie in view of Fanslau and Amato is not sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claims 17 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Batie in view of Bradbury and Amato is sustained. The examiner’s rejection of claims 17 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007