Appeal No. 2004-0323 Page 28
Application No. 09/716,045
Accordingly, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Methfessel and Larsen in view of Lenhart is reversed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 4 and 6 to 13
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed; the decision of the examiner to
reject claims 3 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is affirmed; the decision of
the examiner to reject claims 2, 4, 7, 10, 12 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, is affirmed with respect to claims 2, 7, 10 and 12 and reversed with respect
to claims 4 and 13; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 2 and 4 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kitchen in view of Larsen is affirmed; the
decision of the examiner to reject claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Kitchen in view of Larsen and Methfessel is reversed; the decision of the examiner
to reject claims 1 to 3, 6, 10, 11 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Methfessel in view of Larsen is affirmed; the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Methfessel and
Larsen in view of Louttit is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 8,
9 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Methfessel in view of
Larsen and Lenhart is reversed.
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