Appeal No. 2004-0798
Application No. 09/929,849
Rosen DE 41 23 900 A 1 Jan. 21, 1993
(published German application)
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as follows:
I. claims 6 and 19 as unpatentable over Rogers in view of
Verley and Murthy (examiner’s answer mailed Jul. 16,
2003, paper 12, pages 3-4);
II. claim 4 as unpatentable over Rogers in view of Verley
and Murthy, and further in view of Brewer (id. at
pages 4-5);
III. claims 2, 3, 5, and 7 as unpatentable over Rogers in
view of Verley and Murthy, and further in view of
Green, Wachi, and Rosen (id. at page 5);
IV. claims 13, 17, 18, and 20 as unpatentable over Rogers
in view of Verley and Murthy, and further in view of
Kamiyama and Anderson (id. at pages 6-7); and
V. claims 14 through 16 as unpatentable over Rogers in
view of Verley, Murthy, and Kamiyama, and further in
view of Green, Wachi, and Rosen (id. at pages 7-8).
We reverse all five rejections for essentially those
reasons set forth in the appeal brief filed Jun. 30, 2003 and
reply brief filed Sep. 8, 2003. We add the following comments
for emphasis.
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