Appeal No. 2004-1442 Page 3
Application No. 09/308,548
(Li)
Laboureau EP 0 561 710 A1 Sept. 22, 1993
(Laboureau '710)
Laboureau FR 2 697 151 Apr. 29, 1994
(Laboureau '151)1
Claims 28 to 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Hlavacek.
Claims 28, 29 and 34 to 36 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Li in view of Hlavacek.
Claims 28, 30 and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Laboureau '710 in view of Hlavacek.
Claim 33 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Laboureau '151 in view of Hlavacek.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
1 In determining the teachings of Laboureau '710 and Laboureau '151, we will rely on the
translations of record provided by the USPTO.
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