Appeal No. 2001-2563
Application No. 08/814,757
3. Claims 12 through 14, 17, 18, 26, 35, 48, 51, 54 through
56, 72, and 73 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph (lack of descriptive support due to indefiniteness).
4. Claims 12 through 14, 18, 26, 35, 48, and 56 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Guest.
5. Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Guest in view of Merry.
6. Claims 51, 54, 55, 72, and 73 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Guest in view of Suzuki.
The full text of the examiner’s rejections and response to
the argument presented by appellants appears in the final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 39 and 49), while the complete
statement of appellants’ argument can be found in the main and
reply briefs (Paper Nos. 48 and 50).
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