Appeal No. 2005-0131
Application 09/731,388
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-2, 4-12, 14-16, 21-22, 24-31, 33-35, and 40-43
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Eisenhart.
Claims 3, 13, 23, and 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being obvious over Eisenhart.
Claims 17-19 and 36-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being obvious over the combination of Eisenhart and Breed.
Claims 20 and 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being obvious over the combination of Eisenhart and Smith.
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
affirm the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-2, 4-12, 14-16,
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on January 12, 2004.
Appellants filed a reply brief on May 7, 2004. The Examiner
mailed an Examiner’s Answer on March 9, 2004.
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