Appeal No. 1999-0989 3 Application No. 08/265,267 THE REJECTIONS Claims 1 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Gabrick. Claims 1, 24, 27, and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gabrick. Claims 2, 5, 9, 12, and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gabrick in view of Winkler. Claims 3 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Gabrick and Winkler in view of Sugimori. Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nakano in view of Gabrick. Claims 7, 8, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Biron in view of Gabrick. Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Thirumalachar in view of Gabrick and Biron. Claim 22 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nakano in view of Gabrick, Winkler and Sugimori. Claims 23 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentablePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007