Appeal No. 2004-1461
Application No. 09/461,883
Claims 1-4, 6-11, 13-20, 22-30, 32-35 and 37-39 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). As evidence of obviousness
the examiner offers Iliff in view of Rakshit with respect to
claims 1-4, 6-11, 14-20, 22-30, 32-35, 38 and 39, with “Official
Notice” added with respect to claims 13 and 37.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants and the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellants’
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner’s
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in rebuttal
set forth in the examiner’s answer.
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the
particular art would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in
the art the obviousness of the invention as set forth in the
claims on appeal. Accordingly, we affirm.
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