Appeal No. 2004-1815
Application No. 09/781,582 Page 4
Claims 1, 4-9, 13, 16, 47 and 48 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Stegath. Claims 1-12,
16, 17, 19 and 48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Ness ‘561. Claims 1-9, 16-18, 47 and 48
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Ness ‘289. Claims 38-40, 42 and 46 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Ness ‘289. Claims 38,
44, 45 and 46 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Simmons as further evidenced by Binter. Claim 15
stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Ness ‘289 in view of Newarski. Claim 14 stands rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289 in
view of Simmons. Claims 19-28, 32-34 and 49 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289 in view
of Ward and Smith. Claim 29 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289 in view of Ward,
Smith and Stegath. Claim 30 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289 in view of Ward,
Smith and Simmons. Claim 31 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289 in view of Ward,
Smith and Newarski. Claims 35-37, 50 and 51 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ness ‘289. Claims
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