Appeal No. 2002-0137
Application 09/069,765
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Weaver.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the
Appellants’ briefs, and to the Examiner’s Answer for the
respective details thereof.1
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejections and the arguments of the
Appellants and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we
reverse the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-19 under
35 U.S.C. § 102.
We also use our authority under 37 CFR § 1.196(b) to enter a
new grounds of rejection of claims 15-17. The basis for this is
set forth in detail below.
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on September 8, 2000.
Appellants filed a reply brief on April 9, 2001. The Examiner
mailed an Examiner’s Answer on February 9, 2001.
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