Appeal No. 2003-0815
Application 09/160,744
Claims 22-26, 28-31, 33, 35-37 and 40-42 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Wallace and Rosa. Claims 27, 32, 38 and 39 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Wallace and Rosa in view of Stein. Claim 34 stands rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings
of Wallace and Rosa in view of Barkan.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal
set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would not have suggested to one of ordinary skill
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