Appeal No. 2002-1022
Application 09/326,934
10 and 21 are representative of the subject matter on appeal. A
copy of those claims, as reproduced from the Appendix to
appellants’ brief, is attached to this decision.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Andersen 4,138,114 Feb. 6, 1979
Yamamoto et al. (Yamamoto) 5,135,224 Aug. 4, 1992
Marnell II 5,393,057 Feb. 28, 1995
Howard RE 35,188 Mar. 26, 1996
Ishibashi 5,695,188 Dec. 9, 1997
Okuniewicz 5,908,354 Jun. 1, 1999
Falciglia 5,971,849 Oct. 26, 1999
Barrie 5,980,384 Nov. 9, 1999
Claims 1, 3 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Andersen or Yamamoto or Howard.
Claims 2, 4 and 6 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Andersen or Yamamoto or
Howard in view of Barrie or Marnell II or Falciglia.
Claims 9 through 14 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ishibashi in view of
Okuniewicz.
Claims 18 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Ishibashi in view of Okuniewicz and
further in view of Andersen or Yamamoto or Howard.
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