Appeal No. 2003-1980
Application No. 09/351,868
The References
In rejecting the claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), the
examiner relies upon the following references:
Foreman 3,865,642 Feb. 11, 1975
Allain et al. (Allain) 3,928,443 Dec. 23, 1975
Wahlbeck 4,902,342 Feb. 20, 1990
Cohen et al. (Cohen) 5,800,626 Sep. 01, 1998
The Rejections
A. Claims 1-3, 5, 11-16, 19, 20, 49-52, 66, and 67 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Allain.
B. Claims 1-3, 12-16, 19, 20, 66, 71-73, 75-80, 85, and 86
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Wahlbeck.
C. Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as
being unpatentable over Allain or Wahlbeck in view of Foreman.
D. Claims 6-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) as being
unpatentable over Allain in view of Cohen.
E. Claim 74 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Wahlbeck in view of Allain.
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