Appeal No. 2005-0440 Application No. 09/994,075 unpatentable over WO ’308 in view of Eckert or Evans and further in view of Tsukamoto; (iii) claim 9 as unpatentable over WO ’308 in view of Eckert or Evans and further in view of Nye or EP ’687; (iv) claim 12 as unpatentable over WO ’308 in view of Eckert or Evans and further in view of the appellants’ admitted prior art; (v) claims 1 through 8, 10, and 20 through 25 as unpatentable over Hovey in view of Tsukamoto; (vi) claim 9 as unpatentable over Hovey in view of Tsukamoto and further in view of Nye or EP ’687; and (vii) claim 12 as unpatentable over Hovey in view of Tsukamoto and further in view of the appellants’ admitted prior art. The decision of the examiner is affirmed. 13Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007