Appeal No. 2004-0680
Application No. 10/057,026
and dependent claims 12 through 20, would not have been obvious
within the meaning of § 103(a) is unpersuasive.
We shall therefore sustain the standing 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
rejection of claims 11, 12, 14 through 17 and 20 as being
unpatentable over Leban in view of Mitani, Taub and Hawkins, and
the standing 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of dependent claims 13,
18 and 19 as being unpatentable over Leban in view of Mitani,
Taub, Hawkins and Moon.
SUMMARY
The decision of the examiner to reject claims 11 through 20
is affirmed.
AFFIRMED
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