Appeal No. 2004-0823
Application No. 09/555,391
The following rejections are on appeal before us:
1. Claims 1-8, 12, 19-24, 38, 45, 49, 50 and 62 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the combination of Ohhashi and Novik.
2. Claims 9, 13-18 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over the combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Kapcio.
3. Claim 26 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Collins.
4. Claims 10, 11 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over the combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Mason.
5. Claims 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over the combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Hsieh.
6. Claims 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
the combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Fang.
7. Claim 30 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Hsieh and Golin.
8. Claim 30 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
combination of Ohhashi and Novik in view of Fang and Golin.
9. Claim 32 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over the
combination of Fang and Novik.
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