Appeal No. 2004-2043
Application 09/312,919
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1, 3-8, and 10-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being obvious over the combination of Karasawa and
Bosley and Hitchcock.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the
Appellants’ briefs, and to the Examiner’s Answer for the
respective details thereof.1
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejections and the arguments of the
Appellants and the Examiner, for the reasons stated infra, we
reverse the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 3-8, and 10-13
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Appellants have indicated that for purposes of this appeal
the claims stand or fall separately. See page 3 of the brief.
However, Appellants have failed to meet the requirements of
37 CFR § 1.192 (c)(7) (July 1, 2002) as amended at 62 Fed. Reg.
53169 (October 10, 1997), which was controlling at the time of
Appellants filing of the brief. 37 CFR § 1.192 (c)(7) states:
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on February 21, 2003.
Appellants filed a reply brief on June 23, 2003. The Examiner
mailed out an Examiner’s Answer on April 23, 2003.
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