Appeal No. 2004-0910
Application No. 09/756,632
The prior art
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Tito 3,631,621 Jan. 04, 1972
Strayer 5,293,708 Mar. 15, 1994
The rejections
Claims 13 to 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph as not being supported by an enabling disclosure.
Claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Tito or Strayer.
OPINION
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejections, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 23, mailed
Nov. 17, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejections, and to the brief (Paper No. 20, filed Jun. 12,
2003) and reply brief (Paper No. 24, filed Jan. 22, 2004) for the
appellant's arguments thereagainst.
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
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