Ex Parte Griffin et al - Page 3



          Appeal No. 2005-0903                                                        
          Application 10/170,305                                                      
          profile having an upper stage that provides long-term strategic             
          diagnostics, and having a lower stage that provides short-term              
          tactical diagnostics.                                                       

                                     References                                       
          The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:                    
               West et al. (West)       US 2002/0049628     Apr. 25, 2002             
                                                  (Filed May 15, 2001)                
               Kesel                    6,574,614           Jun.  3, 2003             
                                                  (Filed February 4, 2000)            


                                 Rejections At Issue                                  
               Claims 1-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being              
          obvious over the combination of West and Kesel.                             
               Throughout our opinion, we make references to the                      
          Appellants’ briefs, and to the Examiner’s Answer for the                    
          respective details thereof.1                                                








          1                                                                           
          1Appellants filed an appeal brief on June 1, 2004.  Appellants              
          filed a reply brief on August 25, 2004.  The Examiner mailed an             
          Examiner’s Answer on August 5, 2004.                                        
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