Appeal No. 2003-1716 Page 2
Application No. 09/946,205
The Prior Art Reference
The prior art reference relied on by the examiner is:
Lukas-Laskey et al. (Lukas-Laskey) WO 96/24348 Aug. 15, 1996
(PCT Application)
The Rejections
Claims 1 through 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as described by
Lukas-Laskey.
Claims 1 through 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable
over Lukas-Laskey.
Deliberations
Our deliberations in this matter have included evaluation and review of the
following materials: (1) the instant specification, including all of the appealed claims;
(2) applicant's Appeal Brief (Paper No. 10); (3) the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 11);
(4) the above-cited Lukas-Laskey reference; and (5) the file wrapper in parent
Application No. 09/447,872, now U.S. Patent No. 6,403,579.
On consideration of the record, including the above-listed materials, we affirm
each of the examiner's prior art rejections.
Discussion
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