Appeal No. 2003-0050
Application 09/240,208
1, 2, 5-10, 27-43, 45 and 46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over the teachings of Allard in
view of Dedrick.
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 anticipation and 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 does not support any of the
rejections made by the examiner. Accordingly, we reverse.
We consider first the rejection of claims 17-19, 24 and
44 as being anticipated by the disclosure of Shelton.
§ 102(e).
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