Ex Parte Button et al - Page 4




         Appeal No. 2003-0587                                                  
         Application No. 09/533,514                                            



         Claims 23 and 37 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                  
         § 102(b) as being anticipated by Wayne.                               

         Claim 23 is further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as              
         being anticipated by Golantsev.                                       

         Claim 25 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being            
         unpatentable over Westerling in view of Leibach.                      

         Claim 39 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being            
         unpatentable over Raudat in view of Leibach.                          

         Claims 27, 28 and 40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)          
         as being unpatentable over Westerling.                                

         Claims 27, 28 and 40 also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.              
         § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Westerling in view of             
         Hjalmer.                                                              

         Claim 31 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being            
         unpatentable over Westerling in view of Groebli.                      

         Rather than attempt to reiterate the examiner's full                  
         commentary with regard to the above-noted rejections and the          


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