Appeal No. 2001-1795 Application 08/825,196 The following rejections are on appeal before us: 1. Claims 1, 15, 18 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of Vansaghi and Funathu. 2. Claims 2 and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of Vansaghi and Funathu, and further in view of the admitted prior art. 3. Claims 3, 16 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of Vansaghi and Funathu, and further in view of the admitted prior art and Frantz. 4. Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of Vansaghi and Funathu, and further in view of Moore. 5. Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of the admitted prior art, Vansaghi and Frantz. 6. Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burbo in view of the admitted prior art, Vansaghi and Frantz, and further in view of Moore. -3-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007