Appeal No. 2003-1401
Application No. 08/814,401
Claims 1, 8, and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Wettermann.
Claims 1, 24, and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Narula.
Claims 22, 28, and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Forman in view of Maguire.
Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Narula in view of Imran.
The full text of the examiner's rejections and response to
the argument presented by appellant appears in the answer (Paper
No. 26), while the complete statement of appellant's argument can
be found in the brief (Paper No. 23).
OPINION
In reaching our conclusion on the anticipation and
obviousness issues raised in this appeal, this panel of the Board
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