Appeal No. 2002-2132
Application 09/124,907
Thus, the appellant’s traverse of the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
rejection of claim 23 as being unpatentable over Duckett in view
of Neal is not well taken.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner;
a) to reject claims 1, 3 through 14 and 17 through 23 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed;
b) to reject claims 1, 4, 9 through 11, 13 and 17 through 19
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Duckett is
reversed;
c) to reject claim 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Duckett is reversed;
d) to reject claim 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Duckett in view of Huber and the admitted prior
art is reversed;
e) to reject claim 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Duckett in view of the admitted prior art is
reversed;
f) to reject claims 3, 6, 7 and 20 through 23 under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Duckett in view of
Neal is reversed with respect to 3, 6, 7 and 20 through 22 and
affirmed with respect to claim 23; and
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